The manager of a candy company wishes to change the size of the box used to ship its product. The current box is a cube with an edge length of 12 inches. The manager has found two options for a box that holds half of the volume of the original box. • The first option is to reduce the box height to 6 inches but keep the other dimensions the same. What is the surface area of this box, in square inches?

• The second option is a cube that has half of the volume of the original box. What is the length of an edge of this cube? Round to the nearest hundredth of an inch.

• What is the surface area of the new cube, in square inches? Round to the nearest tenth.

• To save the most money on the materials used to make the boxes, which option should the manager choose?

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