Caroline needs to find a surface area of a serial box for an art project. The box is a rectangular prism with the length of 8 inches, a height of 12 inches, and a width of 2 inches. What is the surface area one point.
To find the surface area of a rectangular prism, we need to find the area of each of its six faces and then add them together.
The formula for the surface area of a rectangular prism is:
Surface Area = 2(Length * Width + Length * Height + Width * Height)
Given the dimensions of the box:
Length = 8 inches
Height = 12 inches
Width = 2 inches
Plug these values into the formula:
Surface Area = 2(8 * 2 + 8 * 12 + 2 * 12)
Surface Area = 2(16 + 96 + 24)
Surface Area = 2(136)
Surface Area = 272 square inches
Therefore, the surface area of the cereal box is 272 square inches.