A cardboard storage carton has a length of 3 feet a width of 2 feet and a volume of 12 ft3. what is the minimum amount of cardboard needed to make the box?

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Leroy Fuentes

Mathematics

25 April, 23:59

A cardboard storage carton has a length of 3 feet a width of 2 feet and a volume of 12 ft3. what is the minimum amount of cardboard needed to make the box?

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Lacey Garner · Answer 1

V=lwh

v=12

l=3

w=2

h=h

12=3*2*h

12=6*h

divide both sides by 6

2=h

surface aera=2 (LW+LH+WH)

L=3

w=2

h=2

SA=2 (3*2+3*2+2*2)

SA=2 (6+6+4)

SA=2 (16)

SA=32

minium is 32 ft²

Pooh Bear · Answer 2

I think it is 30 feet