Use the image to answer the question. The Snack Company is releasing a new bite-size trail mix snack bar that will come individually wrapped in a box. The company wants to show an actual-size picture of the bar on the outside of the box. The image shows the actual-size dimensions of each snack item. What is the area that the picture will take up on the box? Assume the cellophane wrappers fan out in a triangular shape. Write your answer in decimal form and round the answer to the nearest tenth. (1 point)
THE NUMBERS TO USE ARE (1.5, 1, 2, 1)
To find the area that the picture will take up on the box, we need to find the area of the rectangle formed by the dimensions of the snack bar.
Area = length x width
Area = 1.5 inches x 1 inch
Area = 1.5 square inches
Therefore, the area that the picture will take up on the box is approximately 1.5 square inches.
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To find the area that the picture of the snack bar will take up on the box, we need to consider the overall shape of the snack bar, which is rectangular. The dimensions given for the snack bar are 1.5 inches by 1 inch.
Given the rectangular shape of the snack bar and the fact that the cellophane wrappers fan out in a triangular shape, the area that the picture will take up on the box would be the area of the rectangle (1.5 inches x 1 inch) added to the area of the triangle formed when the cellophane wrappers fan out.
Area of rectangle = length x width = 1.5 inches x 1 inch = 1.5 square inches
Area of triangle = (1/2) x base x height
The base of the triangle would be 1 inch, and the height would be the height of the snack bar, which is 2 inches. So:
Area of triangle = (1/2) x 1 inch x 2 inches = 1 square inch
Total area on the box = Area of rectangle + Area of triangle = 1.5 square inches + 1 square inch = 2.5 square inches
Therefore, the area that the picture of the snack bar will take up on the box is approximately 2.5 square inches.
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The dimensions of the snack bar are given as 1.5 inches by 1 inch. The cellophane wrappers fan out in a triangular shape. To calculate the total area that the snack bar image will take up on the box, we need to consider the rectangular shape of the snack bar as well as the triangular portion formed by the fan out.
Area of the rectangle = length x width = 1.5 inches x 1 inch = 1.5 square inches
To calculate the area of the triangular portion:
Base of the triangle = 1 inch (width of the snack bar)
Height of the triangle = 1 inch (height of the snack bar)
Area of the triangular portion = (1/2) x base x height = (1/2) x 1 inch x 1 inch = 0.5 square inches
Total area on the box = Area of rectangle + Area of triangular portion = 1.5 square inches + 0.5 square inches = 2 square inches
Therefore, the area that the picture of the snack bar will take up on the box is approximately 2 square inches.
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Given the dimensions of the snack bar as 1.5 inches by 1 inch, and considering the triangular shape of the cellophane wrappers fanning out, we need to calculate the total area that the image of the snack bar will take up on the box.
The rectangular portion of the image:
Area = length x width = 1.5 inches x 1 inch = 1.5 square inches
The triangular portion formed by the fan-out:
The base of the triangle is 1 inch, and the height would be the height of the snack bar, which is 2 inches.
Area of triangle = (1/2) x base x height
Area = (1/2) x 1 inch x 2 inches = 1 square inch
Total area on the box = Area of rectangle + Area of triangle = 1.5 square inches + 1 square inch = 2.5 square inches
Therefore, the area that the picture of the snack bar will take up on the box is approximately 2.5 square inches.
are you even rounding like it said to?
I apologize for the oversight. Let's calculate the area of the image on the box again and round the answer as specified in the question.
Given the dimensions of the snack bar as 1.5 inches by 1 inch, and the triangular shape formed by the cellophane wrappers fanning out, we need to calculate the total area of the image on the box.
Rectangle area: 1.5 inches x 1 inch = 1.5 square inches
Triangle area: (1/2) x 1 inch x 2 inches = 1 square inch
Total area: 1.5 square inches (rectangle) + 1 square inch (triangle) = 2.5 square inches
Rounded to the nearest tenth as specified in the question, the area that the picture of the snack bar will take up on the box is 2.5 square inches.