SOLUTION: You are wrapping a gift box that is 16 inches long, 7 inches wide, and 9 inches tall. Find the amount of wrapping paper you need to wrap the gift box to the nearest square inch.
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Question 1174134: You are wrapping a gift box that is 16 inches long, 7 inches wide, and 9 inches tall. Find the amount of wrapping paper you need to wrap the gift box to the nearest square inch.
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Answer by Solver92311(821) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
be the length of the box, 
the width, and 
the height. Then calculate:
Since the result of the calculation is, perforce, an integer, there is no need to round the answer.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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