SOLUTION: Whats the answer to this surface area question? 5 height 6 base 4 width

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Question 950409: Whats the answer to this surface area question?
5 height 6 base 4 width
Answer by EdenWolf(517) About Me  (Show Source):
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The surface area formula for rectangular prisms is 2%28lw+%2B+lh+%2B+wh%29. Let's plug in the variables. (base = length)
2%286%2A4+%2B+6%2A5+%2B+5%2A4%29
Now let's calculate the surface area by simplifying.
2%2824%2B30%2B20%29
2%2854%2B20%29
2%2874%29
148
Thus, the surface area is 148units%5E2.