SOLUTION: square holes of side 3cm are made on four sides of a shoe box of dimensions 30cm x 15cm x 18cm and then the box (without the lid) is painted.find the area of the painted surface.

Question 1005458: square holes of side 3cm are made on four sides of a shoe box of dimensions 30cm x 15cm x 18cm and then the box (without the lid) is painted.find the area of the painted surface.

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
square holes of side 3cm are made on four sides of a shoe box of dimensions 30cm x 15cm x 18cm and then the box (without the lid) is painted.find the area of the painted surface.
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Assuming the base dimensions are 15 by 18 and the height is 30,
Original area:: 2(30*15+30*18)+(15*18) = 2250cm^2
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Cut-out areas:: 4*9cm^2 = 36cm^2
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Remaining area:: 2250-36 = 2214cm^2
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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