stella received a package in the shape of rectangular prism. the box has a length of 21/2 feet, a width of 11/2 feet, and a height of 4 feet. stella wants to cover the box with wrapping paper. how much paper will sge need?
Accepted Solution
A:
To get the amount of paper required to cover the box, we find the area of the box. The dimensions of the box are as follows: length=21/2 ft width=11/2 ft height=4 ft
Area of the box is given by the formula: SA=2lw+2lh+2hw SA=2(21/2×11/2)+2(21/2×4)+2(11/2×4) SA=2(231/4)+2(42)+2(11/2×4) SA=115.5+84+44 SA=243.5 ft² Stella will need 243.5 ft²