Question

Your answer is incorrect. The figure below shows a hollow box in the shape of a rectangular prism. Note that the box has a lid. (a) Use the calculator to find the volume and surface area of the box. Make sure to include the correct units. Volume: 124 Surface area: 72 (b) The box is to be filled with sand. Which measure would be used to find the amount of sand the box will hold? • Volume Surface area (c) The box was made from wood. Which measure helped the carpenter know how much wood to buy? Volume Surface area

Answer 1

from the given rectangular prism, length oft. breadth (b) = 4ft height (h) = 2ft @ volume =lbh - = (9x4x2) ft² = 72 ft² Surface area = 2166+bh the) 52(9.4+4,2+2.91f4? =2(36+8+18)7€? -2.(36+26) ft? = 2.62 ft² =124 ft² (6) The box is to be filled with sand. Then we use volume to find the amount of sand the box will hold. © the box was made from wood. Then we use swiface area to know how much wood to buy.