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Wrapping Paper Maths
Wrapping Paper Maths
Surface area is like working out how much wrapping paper you need to cover a present. You need to find the area of EVERY face and add them all up. Imagine unfolding the box flat - that's the net, and its total area is the surface area!
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A cuboid has length l, width w and height h. What is its total surface area?
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