When Antonio opens and lays a cereal box out flat, he sees that the top and the bottom of the box each measure 2 inches by 7 inches, the sides of the box each measure 2 inches by 12 inches, and the front and back of the box each measure 7 inches by 12 inches. What is the surface area of Antonio's cereal box?

168 a

294 b

219 c

244 d

huh? So just add up the areas of the rectangles!

2(2*7 + 2*12 + 7*12) = _____