Question

A rectangular storage box is 12 in. wide,15 in. long, and 9in High. How many square inches of colored paper are need to cover the surface of the box

Answer 1

 it is 8180 colored paper are need to cover the surface

Answer 2

you would do 12 * 15 * 9 and then the answer would be 1620 and since it has 4 sides you would divide by 4 and the final answer would be 405