A rectangular parallelepiped swimming pool has a base length of 12m, a width of 6m, and a height of 3m. If the base and surrounding areas are to be painted, how many square meters is the area to be painted?
一块长方体的游泳池，底面长是12m，宽6m，高3m，要在底面和四周刷漆，需要刷漆的面积是多少平方米？
<gadget id="calculator">12 * 6</gadget>
<output>72</output>

<gadget id="calculator">12 * 3 * 2</gadget>
<output>72</output>

<gadget id="calculator">6 * 3 * 2</gadget>
<output>36</output>

<gadget id="calculator">72 + 72 + 36</gadget>
<output>180</output>

<result>180</result>