Question

A shipping measures 20 feet by 8 feet by 6 feet. What is the surface area of the container?

Answer 1

`Answer = 656ft^2`

Explanation:

With a shape that is 20x8x6ft, we can assume that it is a rectangular prism. A rectangular prism has 6 faces; there are 3 sets of 2 matching faces.

In this case, the dimensions of the matching faces are: 20x8, 10x6, and 8x6.

So, now we solve.

`2(20*8)+2(20*6)+2(8*6)=2(160)+2(120)+2(48) = 320+240+96=656ft^2`