Question

Caroline needs to find the surface area of a cereal box for an art project. The box is a rectangular prism with a length of 8 inches, a height of 12 inches, and a width of 2 inches. What is its surface area?(1 point)
___ in.2

Answer 1

Surface area = 2(lw + lh + wh) = 2(8·2 + 8·12 + 2·12) = 2(16 + 96 + 24) = 2(136) = 272 in.^2

Answer: 272 in.^2