Question

Shopping bags come in many sizes, and store clerks will usually try to find the smallest bag possible for your purchase. Smaller bags cost retailers less money since they require less paper to make. How much paper is needed to make one bag? To answer this question, you would need to know the surface area of the bag. In this lesson, you will explore one way to find surface area.

Answer 1

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Surface area is the total area of the outside of an object. To find the surface area of a bag, you will need to measure the length, width, and height of the bag. Once you have these measurements, you can use the formula SA = 2(lw + lh + wh) to calculate the surface area. This formula stands for surface area equals two times the length times the width plus the length times the height plus the width times the height. Once you have the surface area, you can use this to calculate the amount of paper needed to make the bag.