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An illustration shows a 3 D box with length of 27 centimeters labeled as front, a width of 20 centimeters, and height of 20 centimeters.
A box needs to be decorated to use as a prop in a play. The bottom and the back of the box do not need to be decorated. What is the surface area of the box that needs to be decorated?
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Responses
1,080 cm
1,080 cm
2,960 cm2
2,960 cm squared
67 cm2
67 cm squared
1,880 cm2
The surface area of the box that needs to be decorated is:
Front: 27 cm * 20 cm = 540 cm2
Top: 27 cm * 20 cm = 540 cm2
Left side: 20 cm * 20 cm = 400 cm2
Right side: 20 cm * 20 cm = 400 cm2
The total surface area is 540 cm2 + 540 cm2 + 400 cm2 + 400 cm2 = 1880 cm2.
Therefore, the correct answer is 1,880 cm2.