A cereal manufacturer needs to order cardboard mateial for their cereal boxes. The length of the box is 8 inches, the width is 2 inches, and the height is 10 inches.

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To determine the amount of cardboard material needed for each cereal box, we need to calculate the surface area of the box.

The surface area of a rectangular box can be calculated using the formula: 2lw + 2lh + 2wh, where l is the length, w is the width, and h is the height.

Plugging in the values, we get:

2(8)(2) + 2(8)(10) + 2(2)(10) = 160 square inches

Therefore, the cereal manufacturer needs 160 square inches of cardboard material for each cereal box.