A jewelry store has small boxes in which to wrap the items that it sells. The diagram below shows one of the boxes. The diagram is not to scale. What is the lateral area of the box to the nearest whole number? Use the large 15 cm x 8 cm rectangles on the top and bottom as bases.

Answer 1

To find the lateral area of the box, we need to find the area of the four vertical faces.

The height of the box is 4 cm.

Each vertical face is a rectangle with a length of 15 cm and a height of 4 cm.

Therefore, the area of each vertical face is 15 cm x 4 cm = 60 cm².

Since there are four vertical faces, the total lateral area of the box is 4 x 60 cm² = 240 cm².

So, the lateral area of the box is 240 cm² to the nearest whole number.

Answer 2

THE HEIGHT IS 8 NOT 4

Answer 3

Apologies for the error. Let's correct that.

The height of the box is 8 cm.

Each vertical face is a rectangle with a length of 15 cm and a height of 8 cm.

Therefore, the area of each vertical face is 15 cm x 8 cm = 120 cm².

Since there are four vertical faces, the total lateral area of the box is 4 x 120 cm² = 480 cm².

So, the lateral area of the box is 480 cm² to the nearest whole number.

Answer 4

The height of the box is 2.26 cm, the length is 15 cm, and the width is 8 cm. what is the lateral area of the box to the nearest whole number?

Answer 5

To find the lateral area of the box with a height of 2.26 cm, length of 15 cm, and width of 8 cm, we need to find the area of the four vertical faces.

The height of the box is 2.26 cm.

Each vertical face is a rectangle with a length of 15 cm and a height of 2.26 cm.

Therefore, the area of each vertical face is 15 cm x 2.26 cm = 33.9 cm².

Since there are four vertical faces, the total lateral area of the box is 4 x 33.9 cm² = 135.6 cm².

So, the lateral area of the box is 136 cm² to the nearest whole number.