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Check the picture below.
notice, the gift box is just 6 rectangles stacked up to each other at the edges,
left and right, two rectangles of 32x40
top and bottom, two rectangles of 25x32
front and back, two rectangles of 25x40
so, just get the area of all 6 rectangles, add them up, and that's the "surface area" of the rectangular prism, and that's how much paper will be needed to cover it.
notice, the gift box is just 6 rectangles stacked up to each other at the edges,
left and right, two rectangles of 32x40
top and bottom, two rectangles of 25x32
front and back, two rectangles of 25x40
so, just get the area of all 6 rectangles, add them up, and that's the "surface area" of the rectangular prism, and that's how much paper will be needed to cover it.
Carlos made the mistake that he did not combine like terms (3 x and 2 x) properly and did not use addition property of equality.
<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>
Carlos did the work as 3 x + 2 x - 6 = 24
We need to find his mistake that he made in above given.
Here, he did not add the like terms (3 x and 2 x)
3 x + 2 x = 5 x
Therefore, his work should be
5 x - 6 = 24
Also, he did not use addition property of equality. It means the equation remains same even though the same number gets added on both sides. It would be
5 x - 6 = 24
+ 6 = + 6
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5 x = 30
Dividing 30 by 5, we get answer as '6'. Hence,
= 6
So, stated the above two are the mistakes found in carlos work.