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sammi is trying to wrap a gift for her brother. the gift fits into a cube-shaped box with a side length of 9 inches. how many square inches of wrapping paper does she need to cover the box without the paper overlapping? use the formula A=6s2 so that s equals the side length and A equal the surface area

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Answer:

[tex]A=486\ \text{inches}^2[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

The area of a cube shaped box is given by :

[tex]A=6s^2[/tex]

Where

s is the side length and A is the surface area

We have, s = 9 inches

So,

[tex]A=6\times (9)^2\\\\A=486\ \text{inches}^2[/tex]

So, the required area is [tex]486\ \text{inches}^2[/tex].

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