given:
2 feet.
to find:
how many square feet of wood he used to build the box.
solution:
each side measures 2ft.
A=L²=(2 ft)²=4 ft²
A cube has 6 sides so the total quantity of wood is:
Wood=6×A
=6×4 ft²
=24 ft²
he used 24 ft² of wood to build the box.