Question

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

Kym’s sawhorse is 39 inches tall, 27 inches long, and 19 inches wide. Its diagonal measurement, or the hypotenuse, is 40.14 inches. What is its total surface area? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

3,421.56in^2

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

This is the correct answer because to find the total surface area of a rectangular prism, you need to add up the areas of each of the six faces. You can use the formula 2lw + 2lh + 2wh, where l, w, and h are the length, width, and height of the prism. In this case, using the given measurements, you can calculate the total surface area as 3,421.56 square inches.