23 What is the surface area of the smallest rectangular box

23. What is the surface area of the smallest rectangular box that can 4 cm be used to package the chocolate pyramid with a 4 cm by 4 cm square base and a 4 cm height? A. 840 cm B. 80 cm C. go cm D. 18 cm

Solution

The Box will basically be a cube of sides 4cm x 4cm x 4cm, and since we have to package the box, the top and bottom areas will have to be considered.

the Total Surface area of a cube = 6a² = 6*4² = 96cm²

Option C is the correct answer