Question

LeAnn is purchasing.giftwrap for a box that measures 8 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. Calculate the total area of the box that will be covered in.giftwrap.

Answer 1

`264\ in^2`

Explanation:

The total are of cuboid with length of
`l` inches, width of
`w` inches and height of
`h` inches is

`SA=2(lw+lh+wh)\ in^2`

In your case,

`l=8\ in\\ \\w=6\ in\\ \\h=6 \ in`

Thus,

`SA=2(8\cdot 6+8\cdot 6+6\cdot 6)\\ \\=2(48+48+36)\\ \\=2\cdot 132\\ \\=264\ in^2`