SOLUTION: Maria has a piece of cardboard that is twice as long as it is wide. If she cuts out 2-in squares from each corner and bends up the side to form a box with no top, she will have a b

Question 1005876: Maria has a piece of cardboard that is twice as long as it is wide. If she cuts out 2-in squares from each corner and bends up the side to form a box with no top, she will have a box with a volume of 140cubic inches. Find the dimensions of the piece of cardboard?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Each red segment is length 2 inches, and the associated square corner would be removed.

Height will be 2 inches;
Base area after folding the flaps up will be ;
Volume specified will be .

You can finish this. Solve for y.

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