Question

Suppose Kari is buying a gift to give the mayor for his new office. She puts the gift into a box that measures 3 feet by 2.5 feet by 1 foot, but the roll of wrapping paper she has is only 30 square feet. Will this be enough to wrap the gift box? In the box below type out your steps as clearly as you can then using at least 2 sentences, state your answer and explain how you arrived at that answer. . Steps shown correctly (3 points) • Correct answer stated (3 points) • Clear and logical explanation of the process (4 points)

Answer 1

Answer dimensions of box length of box, l = 3 feet breadth ef box, b = 2.5 feel height of bor, h=1 foot area of wra pping paper available, A, = 30 ft2 so, the box is a cubaid whose l = 3 feet b = 2.5 feet h=1 feet I we know the tatal surface area of cuboid = 2 ( 16+ bh the) 2 ( 3x 2.5+2.5x1+1x3) = 2(7.5 +2.5+3) 2 (13) 26 feet? so, the total surface area of the cuboid box is 26 feet? of wrap this box then we need 26 feet? wrapping paper. we have available wrapping paper = 30 feet? So this is enough to wrap this box. we