The least amount of wrapping paper needed is the surface area of the cube.
A cube has six square faces, and each face is the same size. So...
surface area of cube = 6(area of square face)
And area of square face = (side length)2
surface area of cube = 6(side length)2
The problem tells us that the cube is 11 cm long, so the side length = 11 cm
surface area of cube = 6( 11 cm )2
surface area of cube = 6( 121 cm2 )
surface area of cube = 726 cm2
least amount of wrapping paper needed = 726 cm2