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Find a pattern, not in the challenge, that folds into a box so that a continuous ribbon is formed when the box is put together.

Determine how to wrap a package using the least amount of ribbon if it has to touch all six faces.

 

Find the US Postal Service rules for wrapping and taping boxes for shipping.

Some products are sold in boxes with unusual shapes. Find some of these boxes, then unfold them and examine their patterns.

 

 

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