Question

Shanti is taking a cube-shaped gift to a friend's birthday party. She wants to wrap it but she doesn't have very much paper, so she does not overlap any of the edges.

How much paper did it take to cover the gift?

Answer 1

1014 cm²

Explanation:

We are to find the surface area of the cube

The formula for the surface area of a cube is given as

A = 6a²

Where a = side length

From the above diagram, side length = 13cm

The surface area = 6 × 13²

= 1014 cm²

Therefore, it would take 1014 cm² of paper to cover the gift