Question

A brand of uncooked spaghetti comes in a box that is a rectangular prism with a length of 7 inches, a width of 3 inches, and a height of 1 1/2
inches. What is the surface area?

Answer 1

Answer:

The surface area of the prism is equal to 72 sq inches.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

A rectangular prism with a length of 7 inches, a width of 3 inches, and a height of 1 1/2  inches.

The surface area of a rectangular prism is given by :

$A=2(lb+bh+hl)$

Put all the values,

$A=2(7\times 3+3\times \dfrac{3}{2}+\dfrac{3}{2}\times 7)\\\\A=2\times 36\\\\A=72\ in^2$

So, the surface area of the prism is equal to 72 sq inches.