Alicia estimates that the surface area of a rectangular prism with a length of 11 meters, a width of 5.6 meters, and a height of 7.2 meters is about 334 square meters. Is her estimate reasonable? Explain your reasoning.

Let's calculate the actual area: it is 11 5.6 7.2 or 443.52 cubic meters. Is the 100+ cubic meters error reasonable? :)

Answered by Anonymous | 2024-06-10

Yes. ;

Answered by littlepaw146 | 2024-06-12

Alicia's estimate of the surface area of the rectangular prism at 334 square meters is somewhat reasonable but lower than the actual calculated surface area of 362.24 square meters. The estimate shows her understanding of surface area, but it underestimates the true value. Overall, it’s a good effort for an approximation.
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Answered by littlepaw146 | 2024-12-20