Plz
alex has a wooden rectangular prism. he wants to paint each face a different color.
the number of colors he will use is_1__ . if he also wants to put a red ribbon along each of its edges, then the number of ribbon pieces he needs is__2__ .

5, 6,8,or 12?
5, 6, 8 , or 12

The blanks are given as:

1 6

2 12

Step-by-step explanation:

A rectangular prism is a three dimensional figure or object that has 6 faces which are rectangles. The number of edges in rectangular prism are 12.

The rectangular prism is also known as a " Cuboid ".

Now,

it is given that Alex wants to paint each face of the prism with different colors.

So, the number of colors he will use is 6. ( As it has 6 faces)

Also, he wants to put a red ribbon along each of its edges, then the number of ribbon pieces he needs is 12. ( As it has 12 edges).

Hence, the blanks are filled as:

1   6

and 2 12.

p> q if you calculate p is100 q is 79