Aright rectangular prism has length 35 cm, width 25 cm, and height 20 cm. if the length, width, and height are multiplied by 1/5, what happens to the surface area?

1. The area of a rectangular prism can be calculated with the following formula:

Where l is the length, w is the width and h is the heigth.

2. Let's calculate the area with the original dimensions:

3. If you multiply the length, width, and height by , you obtain the following area:

(The area decreases)

Therefore, the answer is: The area decreases from 4150 cm² to 166 cm².

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