A cuboid wood is 4m long, 3DM wide and 3DM high. After sawing it into two sections, how many square decimeters has the surface area increased?

A cuboid wood is 4m long, 3DM wide and 3DM high. After sawing it into two sections, how many square decimeters has the surface area increased?

3 × 3 × 2 = 18 (square decimeter), a: the surface area has increased by 18 square decimeters