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An illustration shows a rectangular prism with its length measuring 17 centimeters, width measuring 10 centimeters, and height measuring 4 centimeters. The edges that are not visible are marked as dashed lines.

Jerry wants to wrap a present in a box for his mother. The box measures 10 cm wide, 4 cm high, and 17 cm long. How much wrapping paper will Jerry need to wrap the present?

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surface area =
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Answer 1

Surface area = 2(10x4 + 10x17 + 4x17) = 2(40 + 170 + 68) = 2(278) = 556 cm2

Jerry will need 556 cm2 of wrapping paper to wrap the present.