Geometry and TrigonometryMediumSurface area of a box
Geometry and Trigonometry practice question
A closed rectangular box has dimensions 6 cm by 4 cm by 3 cm. What is its total surface area, in square centimetres?
Answer: 108
Three pairs of faces: 2(6×4 + 6×3 + 4×3) = 2(24 + 18 + 12) = 108.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 54
- 54 counts each face once; a box has two of each.
- If you answered 72
- 72 is the VOLUME (6 × 4 × 3).
- If you answered 104
- 104 miscounts one pair of faces (e.g., 2(24 + 18 + 10)).
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