Kate is painting a ceramic paperweight shaped like a rectangular prism, as shown here. (dimensions of .8 ft , 1.2 ft, 1.2 ft)she wants to find the surface area of the paperweight so she can determine how much paint she needs.
the area of one of the bases is
the area of each lateral rectangular face is
the surface area of the paperweight is

The area of one of the bases is 0.96 ft²

The area of each lateral rectangular face is 4.8 ft²

The surface area of the paperweight is 6.72 ft²

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

The surface area of the rectangular prism is equal to

SA=2B+LA

where

B is the area of one of the bases

LA is the lateral area of the prism

Find the area of one of the bases B

B=(0.8)(1.2)=0.96 ft²

Find the lateral area LA

The lateral area is the area of each lateral rectangular face

LA=2[(0.8)(1.2)]+2[(1.2)(1.2)]=4.8 ft²

Find the surface area

SA=2(0.96)+4.8=6.72 ft²

your answer would be 10x - 1