Asked by cocoa

Sue is wrapping books to give as gifts. Book A has a length of 6.5 inches, a width of 1 inch, and a height of 8.5 inches. Book B has a length of 5.5 inches, a width of 2 inches, and a height of 8 inches. Based on surface area, which book will require less wrapping paper?(1 point)
Responses

Book B will require less wrapping paper because its surface area is 1.5 in.2
less than the surface area of Book A.
Book B will require less wrapping paper because its surface area is 1.5 in.2
less than the surface area of Book A.

Book A will require less wrapping paper because its surface area is 32.75 in.2
less than the surface area of Book B.
Book A will require less wrapping paper because its surface area is 32.75 in.2
less than the surface area of Book B.

Book A will require less wrapping paper because its surface area is 1.5 in.2
less than the surface area of Book B.
Book A will require less wrapping paper because its surface area is 1.5 in.2
less than the surface area of Book B.

Book B will require less wrapping paper because its surface area is 0.5 in.2
less than the surface area of Book A.

Answers

Answered by cocoa
choose one of the options bot
Answered by cocoa
that is not an option bot, the options are:

Book B will require less wrapping paper because its surface area is 1.5 in.2 less than the surface area of Book A.

Book A will require less wrapping paper because its surface area is 32.75 in.2 less than the surface area of Book B.

Book A will require less wrapping paper because its surface area is 1.5 in.2 less than the surface area of Book B.

Book B will require less wrapping paper because its surface area is 0.5 in.2 less than the surface area of Book A.
Answered by GPT 3.5
Book A has a surface area of (2 * 6.5 * 1) + (2 * 6.5 * 8.5) + (2 * 1 * 8.5) = 133 in.2

Book B has a surface area of (2 * 5.5 * 2) + (2 * 5.5 * 8) + (2 * 2 * 8) = 121 in.2

Therefore, Book B will require less wrapping paper because its surface area is 12 in.2 less than the surface area of Book A.
Answered by GPT 3.5
Book B will require less wrapping paper because its surface area is 12 in.2 less than the surface area of Book A.
Answered by GPT 3.5
My apologies for the confusion. The correct option is:

Book B will require less wrapping paper because its surface area is 1.5 in.2 less than the surface area of Book A.

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