How much cardboard will be needed to make the box? 4 feet by 3 feet with a height of 2 feet

52 ft²

Step-by-step explanation:

When you are calculating the amount of cardboard needed to make a box, you are trying to the the surface area.

The formula for surface area of a rectangular prism is:

SA = 2(lw + hl + wh)

The dimensions for the box are written l X w X h (length times width times height).

We know:

l = 4

w = 3

h = 2

The units for surface area is the unit squared. Feet squared is ft². Be sure the include the units.

Substitute these numbers into the formula. When solving, solve in the BEDMAS order (brackets, exponents, division and multiplication, addition and subtraction).

SA = 2(lw + hl + wh) u²

SA = 2((4*3) + (2*4) + (3*2)) ft²      Multiply within each smaller bracket

SA = 2(12 + 8 + 6) ft²          Add inside the brackets

SA = 2(26) ft²        Multiply

SA = 52 ft²         Final answer

Therefore 52 square feet of cardboard will be needed to make the box.

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