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The surface area of a right rectangular prism can be calculated by summing the areas of all six faces.
The area of a rectangle can be calculated by multiplying its length and width.
Therefore, the surface area of the given prism is:
2(lw) + 2(wh) + 2(lh)
= 2(12in * 18in) + 2(18in * 8in) + 2(12in * 8in)
= 432in² + 288in² + 192in²
= 912in²
The surface area of the prism is 912 square inches.