Catherine's mother is wrapping a box that is 12 in long, 8 in wide, and 10 in high. How many square inches of wrapping paper will Catherine need to cover the box?

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Binayaka C.
May 10, 2018

Catherine will require #592 # sq.inch of wrapping paper to
cover the box.

Explanation:

Surface area of the box is # S= 2 (l*w+w*h+l*h); l,w ,h#

are the length, width and height of the box.

# S= 2 (12*8+8*10+12*10) =2(96+80+120)# or

#S= 2 *296 = 592 # sq.inch

Catherine will require #592 # sq.inch of wrapping paper to

cover the box. [Ans]

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