Dominique is covering a shoebox with construction paper for Valentine’s Day. If the box is 24 centimeters long, 12 centimeters wide and 11 centimeters tall, how much construction paper is needed?

Answer 1

To determine the amount of construction paper needed you need to compute the surface area of the box.

The box is a right prism. The surface area of a right prism = Base perimeter * Height + 2* Area of Base.