We have an equation for the surface area of a rectangular prism:
A= 2 (wl+ lh+ hw)
Plug l= 16 in, w= 12 in, and h= 5 in into the above equation, we have:
A= 2 (12 in16 in+ 16 in 5 in+ 5 in 12 in)= 664 in^(2).
The final answer is 664 in^(2).
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