SOLUTION: An open cubed shaped box had a volume of 8x3 what is the total surface area

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Question 821834: An open cubed shaped box had a volume of 8x3 what is the total surface area
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
An open cubed shaped box had a volume of 8x3 what is the total surface area
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Since Volume of a cube = side^3
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side^3 = (8x^3) = (2x)^3
Therefore side = 2x.
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Since Surface Area = 6*side^2
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Your Problem:
SA = 6(2x)^2 = 24x^2
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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