Sue is wrapping books to give us gifts okay has a length of 6.5 in with a 1 inch and a height of 8.5 in
To wrap the books as gifts, you need to determine the total amount of wrapping paper required.
The length of Sue's book is 6.5 inches, the width is 1 inch, and the height is 8.5 inches.
To find the total amount of wrapping paper needed, you need to calculate the surface area covered by each side of the book.
The surface area of a rectangular prism (box) is calculated by adding together the areas of each side.
The area of the front and back sides (length x height) is:
6.5 in x 8.5 in = 55.25 sq in
The area of the two smaller sides (width x height) is:
2 x (1 in x 8.5 in) = 17 sq in
The area of the top and bottom sides (length x width) is:
2 x (6.5 in x 1 in) = 13 sq in
To find the total surface area, add up all the areas:
55.25 sq in + 17 sq in + 13 sq in = 85.25 sq in
Therefore, Sue will need approximately 85.25 square inches of wrapping paper to wrap each book as a gift.