48 square feet
Explanation
to find the lateral surafece, we need to add the 4 faces that make it,so
so,the total area
[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{Area}=2(\text{length}\cdot\text{width)}+2(\text{length}\cdot\text{width)} \\ \text{Area}=2(6\text{ ft}\cdot3\text{ ft)+2(3ft}\cdot\text{2 ft)} \\ \text{Area}=2(18ft^2)+2(6ft^2) \\ \text{Area}=36ft^2+12ft^2 \\ \text{Area}=48ft^2 \end{gathered}[/tex]
so, the answer is 48 square feet
