Find a carton with a lid. Open the lid and observe every two sides and joints. Is the surface area of the carton equal to the total area of the paper? Why?

Find a carton with a lid. Open the lid and observe every two sides and joints. Is the surface area of the carton equal to the total area of the paper? Why?


Not equal, because the joint will overlap no matter how, and the overlapping part is the part with larger paper area than surface area