A right rectangular prism has a length of 8 centimeters, a width of 3 centimeters, and a height of 5 centimeters. What is the surface area of the prism? Enter your answer in the box. cm²
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Answer: [tex]158cm^2[/tex]Step-by-step explanation: You can use the following formula to calculate the surface area of the right rectangular prism: [tex]SA = 2(wl +lh + hw)[/tex] Where "w" is the width, "l" is the length, and "h" is the height. Knowing that this rigth rectangular prism has a length of 8 centimeters, a width of 3 centimeters and a height of 5 centimeters, you can substitute these values into the formula. Then, the surface of the right rectangular prism is: [tex]SA = 2[(3cm*8cm) + (8cm*5cm) + (5cm*3cm)]\\\\SA=158cm^2[/tex]