Question

Sue is wrapping books to give as gifts. Book A has a length of 6.5 inches, a width of 1 inch, and a height of 8.5 inches. Book B has a length of 5.5 inches, a width of 2 inches, and a height of 8 inches. Based on surface area, which book will require less wrapping paper?

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Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To calculate the surface area of a rectangular prism, we can use the formula 2lw + 2lh + 2wh, where l is the length, w is the width, and h is the height.

For Book A:
Surface area = 2(6.5*1) + 2(6.5*8.5) + 2(1*8.5)
Surface area = 13 + 110.5 + 17
Surface area = 140.5 square inches

For Book B:
Surface area = 2(5.5*2) + 2(5.5*8) + 2(2*8)
Surface area = 22 + 88 + 32
Surface area = 142 square inches

Therefore, Book A will require less wrapping paper as it has a surface area of 140.5 square inches, while Book B has a surface area of 142 square inches.

Answer 2

incorrect. way less than that

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

I apologize for the mistake in my previous calculation. Let's recalculate the surface area for both books:

For Book A:
Surface area = 2(6.5*1) + 2(6.5*8.5) + 2(1*8.5)
Surface area = 13 + 110.5 + 17
Surface area = 140.5 square inches

For Book B:
Surface area = 2(5.5*2) + 2(5.5*8) + 2(2*8)
Surface area = 22 + 88 + 32
Surface area = 142 square inches

Therefore, based on surface area, Book A requires less wrapping paper than Book B. Thank you for pointing out the error.

Answer 4

no you don't get it let me rephrase and add the answers you can choose from

Sue is wrapping books to give as gifts. Book A has a length of 6.5 inches, a width of 1 inch, and a height of 8.5 inches. Book B has a length of 5.5 inches, a width of 2 inches, and a height of 8 inches. Based on surface area, which book will require less wrapping paper?

Book A will require less wrapping paper because its surface area is 1.5 in.² less than the surface area of Book B.

Book A will require less wrapping paper because its surface area is 32.75 in.² less than the surface area of Book B.

Book B will require less wrapping paper because its surface area is 0.5 in.² less than the surface area of Book A.

Book B will require less wrapping paper because its surface area is 1.5 in.² less than the surface area of Book A.

Answer 5

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Book A will require less wrapping paper because its surface area is 1.5 in.² less than the surface area of Book B.

Answer 6

give evidence

Answer 7

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Surface area of Book A:

= 2(6.5 * 1) + 2(6.5 * 8.5) + 2(1 * 8.5)
= 2(6.5) + 2(55.25) + 2(8.5)
= 13 + 110.5 + 17
= 140.5 square inches

Surface area of Book B:
= 2(5.5 * 2) + 2(5.5 * 8) + 2(2 * 8)
= 2(11) + 2(44) + 2(16)
= 22 + 88 + 32
= 142 square inches

Now we compare the surface area of Book A to Book B:
Surface area of Book A = 140.5 square inches
Surface area of Book B = 142 square inches

Therefore, Book A will require less wrapping paper because its surface area is 1.5 in.² less than the surface area of Book B.