document.write( "Question 290705: How do you calculate the surface area of a box 6 feet long by 4 feet wide by 8 feet high? \n" ); document.write( "
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a box has 6 sides with surfaces
\n" ); document.write( "they come in 3 pairs
\n" ); document.write( "top, bottom and sides
\n" ); document.write( "2*6*4
\n" ); document.write( "2*4*8
\n" ); document.write( "2*6*8
\n" ); document.write( "work those out and add them
\n" ); document.write( "2*6*4+2*4*8+2*6*8\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2*(6*4+4*8+6*8)
\n" ); document.write( "2*(24+32+48)
\n" ); document.write( "2*(104)
\n" ); document.write( "208 ft^2
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