Maila is wrapping a gift in the box below. How much wrapping paper will she need, not including any overlap.
To determine how much wrapping paper Maila will need, we need to find the surface area of the box. The surface area is the total area of all the sides of the box.
To calculate the surface area of a rectangular box, we need to sum up the areas of the six faces. Since the question asks for the wrapping paper needed "not including any overlap," we'll only include the visible faces of the box.
The formula to find the surface area of a rectangular box is:
Surface Area = 2 * (length * width + length * height + width * height)
Let's assume the box dimensions are as follows:
Length = L
Width = W
Height = H
We need these measurements to solve the problem.
the box's area consists of 3 pairs of rectangles.
I assume you can find the area of a rectangle.
So add 'em up.