Question

Two boxes need to be wrapped in paper (with no overlap). Both boxes are in the shape of right rectangular prisms. Box A measures 1.2 feet high, 0.6 feet long, and 1 foot wide. Box B measures 1.6 feet high, 0.5 feet long and 1.6 feet wide. The wrapping paper costs $6.79 per 80 square feet. What is the cost of wrapping both boxes? Enter your answer in the box.

Answer 1

Explanation:

The rectangular prism volume formula is:

volume = h × w × l,

where h is prism height, w is its width, and l is its length. To calculate the volume of a cardboard box:

Find the box length. For example, it can be equal to 18 in.

Determine its width. Let's say you measured 12 in.

Find out the rectangular prism height. Assume it's 15 in.

Calculate the cuboid volume. Using the rectangular prism volume formula above, we get volume = (18 × 12 × 15) in = 3240 in³.