Samantha wants to wrap this unassembled box with paper. The base of the box measures 3 inches by 6 inches. When the box is assembled it measures 9 inches tall. If Samantha wraps the box with paper, how many square inches will she need?

Answer:
198 in.^2
Step-by-step explanation:
You need the area of the net that is shown.
The long horizontal rectangle made up of 4 smaller rectangles has length 3 in. + 9 in. + 3 in. + 9 in. = 24 in. Its width is 6 in.
Then there are two congruent rectangles with length 9 in. and width 3 in.
area of rectangle = length * width
total area = 24 in. * 6 in. + 2 * 9 in. * 3 in.
total area = 198 in.^2