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GEOMETRY

Surface area of a cube or a rectangular prism
There is a rectangular prism with a length of 8 yd, a width of 6 yd, and a height of 5 yd.
Find the surface area of this rectangular prism.
Be sure to include the correct unit in your answer.

GEOMETRY Surface area of a cube or a rectangular prism There is a rectangular prism-example-1
User Kperryua
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SA = 2(LW + WH + LH)
SA = 2[8(6) + 6(5) + 8(5)]
SA = 2(48 + 30 + 40)
SA = 2(118)
SA = 236 square yards
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