Question

Alicia estimates that the surface area of a rectangular prism with a length of 11 meters,a width of 5.6 meters,and a height of 7.2 meters is about 334 cubic meters.Is her estimate reasonable?Explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

Yes.

Explanation:

She is close because the actual surface

area is 362.24

Answer 2

Let's calculate the actual area: it is 11*5.6*7.2 or 443.52 cubic meters. Is the 100+ cubic meters error reasonable? :)