7. You are finding the area of the box. Not the cube, just a surface. Length times width of the surface. Eliminate other numbers and multiply
24.5×19.5
then
26×24.5
8. You are doing the same thing almost. Word problems are scary, but look for the numbers.
4inch ×8inch × 12inch
Find the volume
Multiply the volume by 3, that'd one answer
Devide the ORIGINAL volume by 2. don't divide the volume you multiplied by 3.
