Question

A company is going to make a storage container with sheet steel walls The container will be in the shape of a rectangular prism If the sheet steel costs 30 for each square meter how much will the sheet cost it total The sides are 7m 3m and 3m

Answer 1

3060

Explanation:

First we need to calculate the total surface area of the prism

TSA = 2(lw+wh+lh)

l is the length of the prism

w is the width of the prism

h is the height of the prism

Let

L = 7m

W = 3m

H = 3m

Substitute

TSA = 2(7(3)+3(3)+7(3))

TSA = 2(21+9+21)

TSA = 2(30+21)

TSA = 2(51)

TSA = 102m²

Hence the total surface area of the prism is 102m²

Since sheet steel costs 30 for each square meter, then;

1m² = 30

102m² = x

Cross multiply

x = 30*102

x = 3060

Hence the sheet with the dimension will cost 3060