So the surface area of a box has this equation: A = 2 (wl + hl + hw)
w = width = 38
l = length = 38
h = height = 0.25
Plugging in:
A = 2 ((38*38) + (38*0.25) + (38*0.25))
= 2926 square meters
Namely, how much is 2 and 1/2 of 2 and 3/8 then, well is just their product, let's first convert them both from mixed to "improper" and proceed.