This figure represents a small weight that is to be covered on all sides with a floral fabric. How much fabric is needed to cover the weight? Enter your answer as a decimal in the box.

Answer:
77.5 cm²
Step-by-step explanation:
We need to find the surface area of the rectangular prism.
Total surface area = 2(lw + wh + lh)
where:
Given dimensions:
[tex]\textsf{length}=\sf 6\dfrac12\:cm=6.5\:cm[/tex]
[tex]\textsf{width}=\sf 2\dfrac12\:cm=2.5\:cm[/tex]
[tex]\textsf{height}=\sf 2\dfrac12\:cm=2.5\:cm[/tex]
Substituting these value into the formula:
[tex]\begin{aligned}\textsf{Surface area} & =\sf 2(6.5 \cdot 2.5+2.5 \cdot 2.5+6.5 \cdot 2.5)\\ & = \sf2(16.25+6.25+16.25)\\ & = \sf 2(38.75)\\ & =\sf77.5\:cm^2 \end{aligned}[/tex]
Therefore, 77.5 cm² of fabric is needed to cover the weight.
If [tex]$l$[/tex] be the length of cuboid, [tex]$b$[/tex] be the breadth of cuboid and [tex]$h$[/tex] be the height of cuboid, then its total surface area (TSA) of cuboid is given by,
[tex]\;\longrightarrow\boxed{\tt{TSA = 2(lb + bh + lh)}}[/tex]
A cuboid is also known as rectangular prism.
We need to find the surface area of the cuboid or rectangular prism whose length, breadth and height are given.
Now by using the formula of surface area nd substituting the given values, we get the following results:
[tex]\implies\tt{Surface\;area = 2(6.5 \times 2.5 + 2.5 \times 2.5 + 6.5 \times 2.5)}\\[/tex]
[tex]\implies\tt{Surface\;area = 2(16.25 + 6.25 + 16.25)}\\[/tex]
[tex]\implies\tt{Surface\;area = 2(38.75)}\\[/tex]
[tex]\implies\boxed{\pmb{\tt{Surface\;area = 77.5}}}\\[/tex]
Hence, this is our required solution for this question.
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