A shipping box has a length of 12.5 inches, a height of 9.5 inches, and a width of 3.0 inches. What is the surface area of the box? Hint: Draw a net.(1 point)

Responses

511 square inches
511 square inches

369.5 square inches
369.5 square inches

341 square inches
341 square inches

184.75 square inches

1 answer

The correct answer is 341 square inches.

Surface area of a box = 2lw + 2lh + 2wh
Surface area = 2(12.5 * 3) + 2(12.5 * 9.5) + 2(3 * 9.5)
Surface area = 2(37.5) + 2(118.75) + 2(28.5)
Surface area = 75 + 237.5 + 57
Surface area = 369.5 square inches