Jerry wants to wrap a present in a box for his grandmother. The box measures 6 inches high, 2 inches wide and 3 inches long. How much wrapping paper will Jerry need to wrap the present?
To calculate the amount of wrapping paper Jerry will need, we need to find the surface area of the box.
Surface area of a rectangular prism = 2lw + 2lh + 2wh
Given:
l = 3 inches (length)
w = 2 inches (width)
h = 6 inches (height)
Plugging in the values, we get:
Surface area = 2(3)(2) + 2(3)(6) + 2(2)(6)
Surface area = 12 + 36 + 24
Surface area = 72 square inches
Therefore, Jerry will need 72 square inches of wrapping paper to wrap the present.