Question

Sasha is filling a rectangular box with ribbon and wants to know the amount of space in the box.3 in4 in.12 in

Answer 1

The surface area of a box is computed as follows:

area = 2*length*width + 2*length*height + 2*height*width

Replacing with length = 12, width = 4, and height = 3,

area = 2*12*4 + 2*12*3 + 2*3*4

area = 96 + 72 + 24

area = 192 sq. ft

The volume of a box is computed as follows:

volume = length*width*height