Clara is creating a cylindrical container for her aunt. The diameter is 12 inches, and height is 10 inches. What is the surface area? Use 3.14 for PI and round to the nearest hundredth.

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The formula to find the surface area of a cylinder is 2πr(r+h), where r is the radius and h is the height.

First, let's find the radius:
Radius = diameter/2 = 12 inches / 2 = 6 inches

Now we can calculate the surface area:
Surface area = 2 * 3.14 * 6(6 + 10)
Surface area = 2 * 3.14 * 6(16)
Surface area = 2 * 3.14 * 96
Surface area = 602.88 square inches

Therefore, the surface area of the cylindrical container is 602.88 square inches.