An illustration shows a rectangular prism with its length measuring 17 centimeters, width measuring 10 centimeters, and height measuring 4 centimeters. The edges that are not visible are marked as dashed lines.
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?
To calculate the amount of wrapping paper needed, we need to find the surface area of the box.
The formula to find the surface area of a rectangular prism is 2lw + 2lh + 2wh, where l is the length, w is the width, and h is the height.
Plugging in the values:
Surface area = 2(17)(10) + 2(17)(4) + 2(10)(4)
Surface area = 340 + 136 + 80
Surface area = 556 square centimeters
So, Jerry will need 556 square centimeters of wrapping paper to wrap the present.