Question

What is the surface area of a rectangular prism whose dimensions are 3 3/4 dm × 4 1/2 dm × 5 dm in square decimeters? (mixed fractions)

Answer 1

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Answer 2

The surface area of a rectangular prism can be calculated using the formula:

Surface Area = 2lw + 2lh + 2wh

Given dimensions:
Length (l) = 3 3/4 dm = 3.75 dm
Width (w) = 4 1/2 dm = 4.5 dm
Height (h) = 5 dm

Now substituting these values into the formula:

Surface Area = 2(3.75)(4.5) + 2(3.75)(5) + 2(4.5)(5)
Surface Area = 2(16.875) + 2(18.75) + 2(22.5)
Surface Area = 33.75 + 37.5 + 45
Surface Area = 116.25 dm²

Therefore, the surface area of the rectangular prism is 116.25 square decimeters.

Answer 3

My apologies for the error in the previous calculation. Let's correct that.

Given dimensions:
Length (l) = 3 3/4 dm = 3.75 dm
Width (w) = 4 1/2 dm = 4.5 dm
Height (h) = 5 dm

Now let's calculate the surface area using the formula:

Surface Area = 2lw + 2lh + 2wh
Surface Area = 2(3.75)(4.5) + 2(3.75)(5) + 2(4.5)(5)
Surface Area = 2(16.875) + 2(18.75) + 2(22.5)
Surface Area = 33.75 + 37.5 + 45
Surface Area = 116.25 dm²

Therefore, the correct surface area of the rectangular prism is 116.25 square decimeters.