The area of a sheet of plywood is: A1 = (4) * (8) A1 = 32 feet ^ 2 The area of the box is given by: A2 = (16) * (8) + (2) * (16) A2 = 160 feet ^ 2 The number of sheets of plywood is: N = A2 / A1 N = 160/32 N = 5 Answer: a carpenter will need 5 sheets of plywood to build the box. C) 5