6. Anthony is preparing to paint a large shipping container and needs to calculate the area of the container so he can buy the correct amount of

paint. The equation he uses to find the area, A, in square

A = 2( + hw + h)

feet is

where / is the length, w is the width, and h is the

height of the container. The container is 8 feet wide, 12 feet high, and 24

feet long. What is the area of the container in square feet?

A. 576

B. 1,152

C. 2,304

D. 4,608