Question

Jeremiah is covering a cereal box with fabric for a school project. If the box is 6 inches long by 2 inches wide by 14 inches high how much surface area does Jeremiah have to cover

Answer 1

the answer is 168 because first, you multiply 6 times 2, then get 12 multiply 12 times 14, u get 168 which is the answer

Answer 2

The box is in the shape of cuboid.

The surface area of cuboid is given by:

$S.A.= 2(lw + lh +wh)$

We are given:

l=14 in. , w=6 in. and h =2 in.

Plugging these in the given formula to find surface area:

$S.A.= 2(14*6 + 6*2 +14*2)$

Surface Area = 248 square inches.

Answer: Jeremiah has to cover 248 square inches of cereal box.