Question

Shea wants to wrap a package that is 8 inches by 11 inches by 2 inches. Shea purchased a roll of wrapping paper that is 1 foot wide and 2 feet long. Will it be large enough to wrap her package? Type yes or no

Answer 1

First we need to know the surface area of the package:
2(lw) + 2(lh) + 2(wh)
2(8*11) + 2(11*2) + 2(8*2)
2(88) + 2(22) + 2(16)
176 + 44 + 32
252 square inches needed

Wrapping paper is in feet, so convert it to inches before finding the area.
1' = 12"; 2' = 24"
12* 24 = 288 square inches.

So, yes there is enough paper to cover all sides of the gift if there are no overlaps.