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Alright assuming they mean total surface area since they didn't say lateral the equation to follow would be S= Ph + 2B
Start with P:
P stands for perimeter, so add up all the edges on one face of the cube.

Then your equation becomes
S= 68×h + 2B
h=height and that's obviously 17
so, S= 68×17 +2B
Now to find B. This is pretty easy. All you need to do is take 17×17 because you're finding the area of the base. This equals 289.
Finally this leaves us with the equation
S= 68×17+2×289
From there on you just solve it out.
This would leave you with 1734.
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32 centis the answer to your question all you do is divide 460 into 14.72 and you'll have your answer
In order to find the smallest amount of cardboard needed, you need to find the total surface area of the rectangular prism.
Therefore, you need to understand how the cans are positioned in order to find the dimensions of the boxes: two layers of cans mean that the height is
h = 2 · 5 = 10 in
The other two dimensions depend on how many rows of how many cans you decide to place, the possibilities are 1×12, 2×6, 3×4, 4×3, 6×2, 12×1.
The smallest box possible will be the one in which the cans are placed 3×4 (or 4×3), therefore the dimensions will be:
a = 3 · 3 = 9in
b = 3 <span>· 4 = 12in
Now, you can calculate the total surface area:
A = 2</span>·(a·b + a·h + b·h)
= 2·(9·12 + 9·10 + 12·10)
= 2·(108 + 90 + 120)
= 2·318
= 636in²
Hence, the smallest amount of carboard needed for the boxes is 636 square inches.