A shipping box has a length of 12.5 inches, a height of 9.5 inches, and a width of 3.0 inches. What is the surface area of the box? Hint: Draw a net.(1 point)

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Responses

341 square inches
341 square inches

511 square inches
511 square inches

184.75 square inches
184.75 square inches

369.5 square inches

Answer 1

The correct answer is: 369.5 square inches

To find the surface area of the box, we need to calculate the area of each of the six faces and then add them up.

The net of the box (unfolded shape) will look like this:
Front and back faces (2 faces): 12.5 inches * 9.5 inches = 118.75 square inches each
Top and bottom faces (2 faces): 12.5 inches * 3.0 inches = 37.5 square inches each
Side faces (2 faces): 9.5 inches * 3.0 inches = 28.5 square inches each

Adding all the areas together:
2(118.75) + 2(37.5) + 2(28.5) = 369.5 square inches

So, the surface area of the box is 369.5 square inches.