Question

PLEASE ANSWER FOR 15 POINTS!!

Answer 1

The amount of paint required to paint the whole cupboard is:

https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=2%5Ctimes2.5%5E2%2B4%5Ctimes%282.5%5Ctimes3.5%29%0A%5C%5C%3D47.5+++ft%5E2

The amount of paint required to paint all but the bottom surface is:

https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=2.5%5E2+%2B+4%282.5%5Ctimes3.5%29%0A%5C%5C%3D+41.25+ft%5E2

So the difference in paint required is 6.25 square feet worth of paint.