Question

which description can represent the surface area of this book? the number of inches tall the book is. the number of square inches that cover all the outside faces of the book. the number of square inches of horizontal surface inside the book. the number of cubic inches that can be packed inside the book.

Explanation:

Surface - area is the measure of the total area that the surface of an object occupies. For a 3 - D object like a book, it's the sum of the areas of all its outside faces. The first option is height, the third is area of an internal horizontal surface, and the fourth is volume.

Answer:

The number of square inches that cover all the outside faces of the book.