SOLUTION: A box with a square base and no top is to be made from a square piece of tin by cutting out a 3-inch Square from each corner and folding up the sides. If the box is hold 48in 3 w

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Question 906196: A box with a square base and no top is to be made from a square piece of tin by cutting out a 3-inch
Square from each corner and folding up the sides. If the box is hold 48in
3 what size piece of tin should be used?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Making a change to your problem description:
A box with a square base and no top is to be made from a square piece of tin by cutting out a 3-inch
Square from each corner and folding up the sides. If the box is hold inches, what size piece of tin should be used?



Let x = length of side of the square piece of tin.

Area of base,

Volume of the box,

Simplify and solve for x.

Divide members by 3,





The sensible answer will be

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