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How many square feet of paper are needed to cover a cube with a side 10 inches long?

2007-04-05 01:24:17 · 2 answers · asked by simba22 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help

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if one side of the cube is 10 inches, than the area of each face (since each face on a cube is a square) is 10^2 or 100 sq in. Since there are 6 sides to a cube, you need 100 in sq *6 or 600 sq in which is roughly 4.1 sq ft.

Put simply, the formula for the surface area of a cube with a side 10in long is 10*10 *6 = 600

2007-04-05 04:40:46 · answer #1 · answered by ashpro2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I'd take one square foot per side...

2007-04-05 01:41:15 · answer #2 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋