Question

For his art project, Alan needs to paint the outer surface of a six-sided rectangular box. If the box has a length of 4 ft, a width of 3 ft, and a height of 2 ft, how much total surface area will Alan need to paint?

Answer 1

52 ft squared

Explanation:

1. Draw the picture with measurements

2. Decompose each shape

3. Find the area of each (l*w)

4. Add each measurement up