Shavon is going to wrap a box that is shaped like a rectangular prism. the box is 12 inches long, 8 inches wide, and 3 inches high. what is the least amount of wrapping paper that shavon will need to completely cover the box?

It is given in the question that , the box is 12 inches long, 8 inches wide and 3 inches high .

We have to find the least amount of wrapping paper that Shavon will need to completely cover the box .

And for that we have to use the formula of surface area, which is

Substituting the values of length, width and height, we will get

Correct option is the last option .

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answer:

x - 3

discussion:

x^2 - 9 = (x-3) (x+3)   so

(x^2-9)/ (x + 3) = x-3

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