Jill wants to paint the front and top surfaces of each step leading to her porch. There are 6 steps like the one shown. How many total square inches of the steps will she paint?
12 multiplied by 8 gives 96 which is the total square inches of the front step. 12 times 10 is 120 giving you the total square inches of the top. 120 + 96 gives you 216. 216 multiplied by 6 gives you the total square inches of all 6 steps which is 1296.
