SOLUTION: The question is= What will be the total surface area of a ONE topped cardboard box ,whose LENGTH=6cm, BREATH=4cm and HEIGHT=5cm So here I'm confused that if we have to find the

Question 912417: The question is=
What will be the total surface area of a ONE topped cardboard box ,whose LENGTH=6cm,
BREATH=4cm and HEIGHT=5cm
So here I'm confused that if we have to find the TOTAL SURFACE AREA of the ONE TOPPED cardboard box then we should include the value its top side in the surface area or not.
Although, they are asking the total surface area but it is one topped cardboard box.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The question is=
What will be the total surface area of a ONE topped cardboard box ,whose LENGTH=6cm,
BREATH=4cm and HEIGHT=5cm
So here I'm confused that if we have to find the TOTAL SURFACE AREA of the ONE TOPPED cardboard box then we should include the value its top side in the surface area or not.
Although, they are asking the total surface area but it is one topped cardboard box.
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Comment:: One-topped should mean a normal closable box.
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Total surface are = 2[6*4+6*5+4*5] = 2[24+30+20] = 2*74 = 148 cm^2
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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