Jerry wants to wrap a present in a box for his mother. The box measures 10 cm wide, 4 cm high, and 17 cm long. How much wrapping paper will Jerry need to wrap the present?
(1 point)
Responses
31 square centimeters
31 square centimeters
240 square centimeters
240 square centimeters
556 square centimeters
556 square centimeters
680 square centimeters
680 square centimeters
Skip to navigation
The formula to calculate the surface area of a rectangular solid (box) is 2lw + 2wh + 2lh, where l is length, w is width, and h is height.
Plugging in the values:
2(17*10) + 2(10*4) + 2(4*17) = 340 + 80 + 136 = 556 square centimeters
Therefore, Jerry will need 556 square centimeters of wrapping paper to wrap the present.