Answer:
The surface area increases by 4 times
Step-by-step explanation:
we know that
If two figures are similar, then the ratio of its surface areas is equal to the scale factor squared
Let
z -----> the scale factor
x ----> the surface area of the new rectangular prism
y ---> the surface area of the original rectangular prism
so
we have
----> because is doubled
substitute and solve for x
----> surface area increases by 4 times.