A cereal manufacturer needs to order cardboard mateial for their cereal boxes. The length of the box is 8 inches, the width is 2 inches, and the height is 10 inches.
To determine the amount of cardboard material needed for each cereal box, we need to calculate the surface area of the box.
The surface area of a rectangular box can be calculated using the formula: 2lw + 2lh + 2wh, where l is the length, w is the width, and h is the height.
Plugging in the values, we get:
2(8)(2) + 2(8)(10) + 2(2)(10) = 160 square inches
Therefore, the cereal manufacturer needs 160 square inches of cardboard material for each cereal box.