Question

Betty is planning to give this box as a gift, so she plans to wrap it. The box is shaped like a rectangular prism, where the length is 14 inches, the width is 5 inches, and the height is 4 inches. How many square inches of paper will she need to cover the entire box?

Answer 1

292 in^2

Explanation:

Area of the top and bottom combined is 2(14 inches)(5 inches)), or 140 in^2.

Area of the two ends, combined, is 2(4 inches)(5 inches)) = 40 in^2.

Are of the two sides, combined, is 2(14 inches)(4 inches)) = 112 in^2.

Summing up these three subtotals, we get the total area 292 in^2.