SOLUTION: When Antonio opens and lays a cereal box out flat, he sees that the top and bottom of the box each measure 2 incehs by 9 inches, hte sides of the box each measure 2 inches by 13 in

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Question 598205: When Antonio opens and lays a cereal box out flat, he sees that the top and bottom of the box each measure 2 incehs by 9 inches, hte sides of the box each measure 2 inches by 13 inches, and the front and back of the box each measure 9 inches by 13 inches. What is the surface area of Antonio's cereal box?
a) 234 b) 322 c) 297 d) 272
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There are 6 surfaces on a rectangular solid. The area of each surface is the area of a rectangle the same size, that is length times width. Calculate the area of each of the 6 faces and add them to get the total surface area.

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