When wrapping a birthday gift in the shape of a rectangular prism for his mother, Kenji adds an additional 2.5 square inches of gift wrap to allow for overlap. How many square inches of gift wrap will Kenji use to wrap a gift 3.5 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 2 inches?

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answers please

Answer 1

let me help u out

Answer 2

2 inches what?

Answer 3

so i seached ur question because im an 8th grader and idk this and i dont know if this link will show up

jiskha.com/questions/1550451/when-wrapping-a-birthday-gift-in-the-shape-of-a-rectangular-prism-for-his-mother-kenji

I looked on this and idk if this will help u

Answer 4

just copy and paste in seach bar

Answer 5

Assuming the overlap is at the ends of the box and the girth, then the paper needs to be
18 + 2*2.5 by 2(2+3.5)+2.5

Your answer may differ if you wrap the paper in a different way.

Answer 6

Hmm... I feel like I remember this question, I think my teacher gave it to us in 7th grade.

Answer 7

Must be a popular problem.