Question

A department store wraps gifts for its customers what is the amount of wrapping paper it would take to wrap a gift box with a width of 8 inches a height of 6 inches and a length of 5 inches

Answer 1

This is a simple question of surface area. It would be easier for you if you drew a diagram of it but even so, the surface area can be calculated by the equation of (8 x 5)+(8 x 5)+(6 x 5)+(6 x 5)+(6 x 8)+(6 x 8) 
=(40 x 2)+(30 x 2)+(48 x 2)
=80+60+96
=140+96
=236 inches squared