Question

Debra is going to build some large wooden storage boxes. The boxes are shaped like rectangular prisms with lengths of 6, widths of 6, and heights of 3. She wants to cover all the sides of each box with special wallpaper. If she has a total of 1152ft of wallpaper, how many boxes can she cover?

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer to your question is:  8 boxes

Step-by-step explanation:

First, calculate the area of the bases (6 x 6)

Area of a rectangle = 6 x 6 = 36, there 2 bases

                then = 36 x 2 = 72 ft2

Area of a rectangle (lateral faces) = 6 x 3 = 18

      there are 4 faces = 18 x 4 = 72

Total area = 72 + 72 = 144 ft2

Finally      # of boxes = 1152/144 = 8