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Alex bought a present for his friend. The box, with its dimensions, is shown below.

If Alex has 60 square inches of wrapping paper, does he have enough paper to wrap the gift? (Assume that the shape of the wrapping paper doesn't matter.)
O yes because the gift has a surface area of 48 square inches
O no because the gift has a surface area of 96 square inches
O yes because the gift has a surface area of 32 square inches
O no because the gift has a surface area of 64 square inches ​

Alex bought a present for his friend. The box, with its dimensions, is shown below-example-1

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Answer:

yes because the gift has a surface area of 48 square inches

Explanation:

Surface area formula:

A = 2(wl + hl + hw)

2 · (4 · 4 + 1 · 4 + 1 · 4) = 48

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