A rectangular prism has length of 2 feet, a width of 3 feet, and a height of 4 feet. What is the surface area of the rectangular prism? Draw a net to help you find your answer.(1 point)

__ square feet

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The surface area of a rectangular prism can be found by adding up the areas of all six faces.

The formula for the surface area of a rectangular prism is:
2lw + 2lh + 2wh

Given:
Length = 2 feet
Width = 3 feet
Height = 4 feet

Plugging in the values:
2(2)(3) + 2(2)(4) + 2(3)(4)
= 12 + 16 + 24
= 52

So, the surface area of the rectangular prism is 52 square feet.

Here is a net of a rectangular prism with the given dimensions:

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Each face of the net represents a face of the rectangular prism, and by adding up the areas of each face, we get the total surface area.