Asked by Pixa

6. Erica wants to build the birdhouse shown. She bought a 26​-inch by 44​-inch sheet of plywood. Does Erica have enough wood to make the​ birdhouse? Explain.
Find the area of the base and the sides.
​A(base)equals7times7equals
  
49
​A(sides)equals7times12equals
  
84
Part 2
Find the total area.
Total Areaequals2times
  
49plus4times
  
84equals98plus
  
336equals
  
434 in squared
Part 3
Upper A left parenthesis wood right parenthesis equals26times44equals
  
1144 in squared
Part 4
Does Erica have enough wood to make the​ birdhouse? Explain.
Yes.
The surface area of the birdhouse is
  
enter your response here in squared and she has
  
enter your response here in squared of wood.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Yes. The surface area of the birdhouse is 434 in^2 and she has 1144 in^2 of wood. Since 1144 > 434, she has enough wood (1144 − 434 = 710 in^2 leftover).