Quesion is, why are the bad solutions voted best practice while this one is the best practice?

Can anyone explain why this solution was voted best practice vs other solutions voted best practice? I think its a clever solution for sure though.

And the whole problem was that wrapping the box through different sides...

If you got 174 on the first test. You need to pass the tape along the long sides of the box

This one:

  +--------+
  /____/___/|
 /    /   /||
+--------+ ||
|    |   | ||
|    |   | |+
|    |   | /
|    |   |/
+--------+

Vs this:
  +--------+
  /   /    /|
 /   /    / |
+--------+  |
|    |   | /|
|____|___|/ +
|    |   | /
|    |   |/
+--------+

Or other one

same here

The ribbon is crossed on the side with the largest area.

You are assuming that width * length is the always the largest area.
The bow isn't always on the top.

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It has to do with this line from the description:

The ribbon is crossed on the side with the largest area

Therefore it is required to find which side has the largest area, to produce the correct result.