Michael's pencil box is shaped like a rectangular prism. It is 30.5 centimeters long, 20.3 centimeters wide, and 10 centimeters tall. He estimates that the surface area of the box is about 2,200 square centimeters. Is his estimate reasonable? Explain your reasoning.

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Katelyn Rivas

31 December, 00:29

Michael's pencil box is shaped like a rectangular prism. It is 30.5 centimeters long, 20.3 centimeters wide, and 10 centimeters tall. He estimates that the surface area of the box is about 2,200 square centimeters. Is his estimate reasonable? Explain your reasoning.

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Trinity Norman · Answer 1

Not resonable

Step-by-step explanation:

surface area is 6 sides base times height./

30.5 x 20.3 = 61915 + 61915

20.3 x 10=203 + 203

10 x 30.5 = 305 + 305

Surface area is = 124846 cm ^2