Four identical boxes are stacked in the storage room: Each box has dimensions of 16 inches by 12 inches by 5 inches: Find the surface area of the 5 in composite figure formed by the stacked boxes: 5 in. 5 in; 5 in. square inches 12in. 10in. Enter
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The surface area of a rectangular prism (which is what a box is) is given by the formula: Surface area = 2lw + 2lh + 2wh where l, w, and h are the length, width, and height of the box, respectively. Plugging in the values for our box, we get: Surface area of Show more…
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