Question

Mr. Boccio lost the top to the storage box that holds the calculators. He wants to

storage box a different color for the next school year. What is the surface area of
the storage box he is painting?
3 ft.
2 ft.
2 ft.
a) 32 ft2
b) 26 ft2
c) 7 ft2
d) 12 ft2​

Answer 1

a. 32 ft²

Explanation:

Given:

L = 3 ft

W = 2 ft

H = 2 ft

Required:

Surface Area of the box

SOLUTION:

Surface area = 2LW + 2LH + 2HW

Plug in the values

Surface area = 2(3*2) + 2(3*2) + 2(2*2)

SA = 12 + 12 + 8

SA = 32 ft²