Question

in 2-3 sentences explain why this is the correct answer like a twelve-year-old

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An illustration shows the unfolded version of a rectangular prism composed of 6 rectangles. There are four adjoining rectangles positioned horizontally. The first and third are similar and bigger. The second and fourth are similar and smaller. The area of the second rectangle is labeled 24 square inches. The third rectangle shares the top and bottom sides with two similar rectangles, one on each side. The area of the top rectangle is labeled as 54 square inches and the area of the third rectangle is labeled as 36 square inches.

What is the surface area of the rectangular prism?

228 in^2

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The surface area of a rectangular prism is found by adding up the areas of all its surfaces. In this illustration, the rectangular prism has 6 surfaces, each made up of a rectangle. By adding up the areas of all the rectangles shown in the image, we find that the surface area of the rectangular prism is 228 square inches.