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Maria is wrapping a birthday gift for a friend . The base of the box is a rectangle and has a length and width of 4in and 7in respectively. The height of the box is 6 inches. How many wrapping paper would she need to exactly cover the entire box with no extra paper? Can y'all pls help me it's do today !

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Answer: She would need 188 square inches of wrapping paper .

Explanation:

Given: The base of the box is a rectangle and has a length and width of 4in and 7in respectively.

The height of the box is 6 inches.

Surface area of cuboid = 2(lw+wh+hl) , where l = length , w = width and h = height.

Surface area of box = 2 (4 x 7+ 4 x 6 + 7 x 6)

= 2 (28+24+42)

= 2 (94)

= 188 square inches.

Hence, she would need 188 square inches of wrapping paper .

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