Jerry wants to wrap a present in a box for his mother. The box measures 10 cm wide, 4 cm high, and 17 cm long. How much wrapping paper will Jerry need to wrap the present?(1 point)Responses 4cm 17cm 10cm
31 square centimeters31 square centimeters240 square centimeters240 square centimeters556 square centimeters556 square centimeters680 square centimeters
To find the amount of wrapping paper Jerry will need, we must calculate the surface area of the box.
Surface area of a rectangular prism = 2lw + 2lh + 2wh
w = width = 10 cm
h = height = 4 cm
l = length = 17 cm
= 2(10 * 17) + 2(10 * 4) + 2(4 * 17)
= 2(170) + 2(40) + 2(68)
= 340 + 80 + 136
= 556 square centimeters
Jerry will need 556 square centimeters of wrapping paper.