Bryan is wrapping a birthday gift in the rectangular box

shown below. He wants to cut just one rectangular piece

of wrapping paper to cover the box.

7 in

13 in and 4in

What is the area of the smallest piece of paper that Bryan

can use the wrap the gift?

Given:

Dimension of box is 7 in, 13 in and 4 in.

To find:

Area of the smallest piece of paper

Solution:

Area of the rectangular box = length * width * height

= 7 * 13 * 4

Area of the rectangular box = 364 in³

Area of the rectangular box = Area of the gift paper to wrap the box

Therefore the area of the smallest piece of paper is 364 in³.