A department store wraps gifts for its customers. What is the amount of wrapping paper it would take to wrap a gift box with a width of 8 inches, a height of 6 inches, and a len…

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Enderland · Answer 1 · 2021-04-23T05:10:04+0000

Answer:
$236\ in.^2$

Explanation:

Given

Dimension of gift box is

Width
$b=8\ in.$

height
$h=6\ in.$

Length
$L=5\ in.$

So, box is in shape cubiod

and its surface area is given by

S.A.=2(lb+bh+hl)

S.A.=2(5* 8+8* 6+6* 5)

S.A.=2(40+48+30)

S.A.=2* 118

$S.A.=236\ in.^2$

So,
$236\ in.^2$ of gift paper is required