SOLUTION: surface area of an open box with width 2 inches, length 3 inches, and height 4 inches?

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Question 1092953: surface area of an open box with width 2 inches, length 3 inches, and height 4 inches?

Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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L = length, W = width, H = height

surface area = 2(LW + LH + WH) - LW
(we are subtracting the area of one base because the box is open)

= 2(2 * 3 + 3 * 4 + 2 * 4) - (2)(3)
= 2(26) - 6
= 46 in^2