Henry has a box that has 24 cm length, 27 cm width, and 10 cm height. He wants to cover the box with paper without any overlap.

A) How many square centimeters will be covered with paper?
B) Suppose the length and width of the box double. Does the surface area S double? Explain.
THANK YOU!!

5 answers

area = 2(24*27+24*10+27*10)

the area does not double:

original area: 2(xy+xz+yz)
new area: 2(2x*2y+2xz+2yz)
henry wants to cover the box shown with paper without any overlap. how many square centimeters will be covered with paper?
386?
no
baljeet
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