Answer:
268 in²
Step-by-step explanation:
The surface area is basically the entire area of the figure. You can do it multiple ways, but this is how I did it. I found the area of each side and added them all together. There are three sets of identical sides. First, we'll calculate the area of the side with lengths 10" and 8".
10 · 8 = 80
There are two of these sides, so currently we have 80 + 80.
Next, the area of the sides with lengths 8" and 3". These are the sides at the top and bottom.
8 · 3 = 24
So to our equation we now have 80 + 80 + 24 +24.
For the final two sides, we have the dimensions 10" and 3".
10 · 3 = 30
To our equation, we add this to get 80 + 80 + 24 + 24 + 30 +30.
Add all these numbers together for 268.
In the correct form, we add the square symbol to show that we are talking about area. The answer is 268 in². Good luck :D
