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How much would a cereal box cost to manufacture if the cardboard costs $0.05 per square inch. The surface area of my box is 1689cm^2 and the volume of my box is 4645.8cm^3

How much would a cereal box cost to manufacture if the cardboard costs $0.05 per square-example-1
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One square inch is equal to
6.4516cm^2. So, your box have
4645.8/6.4516=720.1 square inches and it costs
720.1*0.05=36 or $36 to manufacture it.
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