Question

Keira has 750 square inches of wrapping paper. Her package is in the shape of a right rectangular prism that is 15 inches long 12 inches wide and 8 inches high. Does she have enough paper to cover her package? Explain your reasoning. 2: Sam and alana both have prisms with Heights of 20 inches. Sam's base is a right triangle with legs that are 3 inches long and 4 inches long. Alana's base is a rectangle that is 3 inches by 4 inches. Which prism has the greater volume?

Answer 1

For Number 2, Alana has the prism with the greater volume.
Though they both share the same dimensions, height of 20, length and width of 3 and 4, do NOT forget that for a triangle, you have to divide the result by half, thus making Sam's triangle of less volume.

For Number 1, the answer is no. She only has 750 square inches of wrapping paper while the SA ( surface area/ area of the top of a prism ) comes to 792 inches.