Hong built a large wooden storage box. The box was in the shape of a rectangular prism, as shown below. He covered all the sides of the box with special wallpaper that cost a total of $504. How much did the wallpaper cost per square foot?

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Oswaldo Mclean

23 December, 02:05

Hong built a large wooden storage box. The box was in the shape of a rectangular prism, as shown below. He covered all the sides of the box with special wallpaper that cost a total of $504. How much did the wallpaper cost per square foot?

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Seamus Moore · Answer 1

504 / (surface area of all walls)

Step-by-step explanation:

Assuming Length=l, breadth=b and height=h

Surface Area of all walls = 2*l*h+2*b*h

Cost per square ft of wall paper = 504 / (surface area of all walls)