Question

Elise wants to build a wooden box to store her art supplies. She has decided that the length of the box will be , the width will be and the height will be .

What is the minimum amount of wood Elise will need to build her box?

Responses

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To find the minimum amount of wood Elise will need, we can calculate the surface area of each of the six sides of the box and add them together.

Surface area of the front and back sides (with dimensions 10x8): 10 x 8 + 10 x 8 = 160 square inches
Surface area of the top and bottom sides (with dimensions 10x12): 10 x 12 + 10 x 12 = 240 square inches
Surface area of the left and right sides (with dimensions 8x12): 8 x 12 + 8 x 12 = 192 square inches

Total surface area = 160 + 240 + 192 = 592 square inches

Therefore, Elise will need a minimum of 592 square inches of wood to build her box.