SOLUTION: An open box with a square base stands 3 inches tall. The total surface area of the outside of the box is 493 square inches. What are the dimensions of the base?

Question 738617: An open box with a square base stands 3 inches tall. The total surface area of the outside of the box is 493 square inches. What are the dimensions of the base?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You have one square botton with side x, and three rectangle sides or "panels" with length x and height 3 inch.

Sum of the outside area of the open box:
Description says that the outside area of this box is 493 inch^2, which means
, or .
You take it from there to finish.
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