Question

What is the surface area of a tissue box with a length of 8 inches, a width of 4 inches, and a height of 3 inches?

Answer 1

136

Explanation:

The method is 2lw x 2lh x2wh

2x8x4

2x8x3

2x4x3

= 136

Answer 2

The box has 6 sides. 2 each of 8 x 9, 8 x 12 and 9 x 12 ie 2 x (72 + 96 + 108) ie 2 x 276 which is 552 sq ins.

Explanation: