Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Quantitative Reasoning

Topic

Mensuration: 2D

Question:

The area of a cardboard (in cm2) needed to make a closed box of size 20 cm x 10 cm x 8 cm will be:

Options:

880

690

750

960

Correct Answer:

880

Explanation:

We know that,

TSA = 2 × (lb + bh + lh)

l = Length

b = Breadth

h = Height

We have,

Length = 20 cm

Breadth = 10 cm

Height = 8 cm

According to the question,

TSA = 2 × (20 × 10 + 10 × 8 + 20 × 8) = 880 cm2