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Geometry and Trigonometry practice question

A closed rectangular box measures 3 by 4 by 5 centimetres. What is its total surface area, in square centimetres?

Answer: 94

2(12 + 20 + 15) = 94.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 47
47 counts each face once.
If you answered 48
48 adds 12 + 20 + 15 and then errs; the sum is 47 and it must be doubled.
If you answered 60
60 is the volume.

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