document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=300648>Question 300648</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A box in the shape of a cube has 12-inch edges. What is the surface area of the box? show work?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #215678 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=215678\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the box is 12 inch side cube\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how many surfaces are there to the box  ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 6 surface to a box.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the area of each surface = 12 *12 = 144 square inches\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there are 6 sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so total surface area of the box  = 6 * 144 = 864  square inches </SPAN>\n" );
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