Answer:
The area of cardboard required is 40750 cm².
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Length (L) = 25 cm
Width (W) = 5 m = 5 × 100 = 500 cm
Height (H) = 15 cm
Area of the cardboard is same as the total surface area of the closed rectangular box.
Total surface area of the rectangular box is given as:
[tex]SA=2(LW+WH+LH)\\\\SA=2(25\times 500+500\times 15+15\times 25)\\\\SA=2(12500+7500+375)\\\\SA=2\times 20375=40750\ cm^2[/tex]
So, the area of cardboard required is 40750 cm².