Hannah's dresser is a shaped like a rectangular prism. Hannah painted the top, front, and sides of her dresser brown. What area did she paint?
It depends on the dimensions of the dresser, but we can assume that the top, front, and sides essentially cover the entire surface area of the rectangular prism.
To find the surface area of a rectangular prism, we use the formula:
Surface area = 2lw + 2lh + 2wh
where l, w, and h are the length, width, and height of the prism.
If we assume that the dimensions of the dresser are:
length = 4 feet
width = 2 feet
height = 3 feet
Then the surface area of the entire prism is:
Surface area = 2(4)(2) + 2(4)(3) + 2(2)(3)
Surface area = 8 + 24 + 12
Surface area = 44 square feet
Therefore, Hannah painted an area of 44 square feet on her dresser.