Question

Thomas made a container to store his camping gear. The container is in the shape of a rectangular prism. The container has material covering all six sides.
(How much material was used to make the container? Please show your work and don’t forget the unit! (Calculator is allowed but please write down the numbers that you enter into your calculator).

Answer 1

You should find the surface area of the rectangular prism
$(2 \times 3) + (2 \times 3) + (2 \times 4) \\ + (2 \times 4) + (3 \times 4) + (3 \times 4) \\ = 6 + 6 + 8 + 8 + 12 + 12 = 52$
this is the answer

52 ft^2



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