Question

A student plans to paint this box. Each of the sides is a square. The sides of the square each measure 6.5 in in length. What is the surface area of this shape? Show your work. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Answer:

The total surface area of the given shape is $A_{total}$ = 253.5 $in^{2}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Side of the square = 6.5 in

We know that area of the square is given by the equation

⇒ A = $a^{2}$

Put the value of a in above equation we get

⇒ A = 6.5 × 6.5

⇒ A = 42.25 $in^{2}$

We know that the given shape has 6 surfaces so total surface area of the given shape is given by

⇒ $A_{total}$ = 6 × 42.25

⇒ $A_{total}$ = 253.5 $in^{2}$

Therefore the total surface area of the given shape is $A_{total}$ = 253.5 $in^{2}$