A shipping box has a length of 12.5 inches, a height of 9.5 inches, and a width of 3.0

Question

inches. What is the surface area of the box? Hint: Draw a net. (1 point)
369.5 square inches
511 square inches
341 square inches
184.75 square inches

Answer 1

To find the surface area of the box, you need to calculate the area of each of the six faces and then add them together.

The box has 2 identical pairs of faces:
- The top and bottom faces: 2(12.5 * 3) = 75 square inches
- The side faces: 2(9.5 * 3) = 57 square inches
- The front and back faces: 2(12.5 * 9.5) = 237.5 square inches

Now, add the areas of all the faces together:
75 + 57 + 237.5 = 369.5 square inches

Therefore, the surface area of the box is 369.5 square inches.