SOLUTION: Suppose you are designing a cardboard box that must have a volume of 34 cubic feet. The cost of the cardboard is $9 per square ft. How much will the material for each box cost?

Question 203576: Suppose you are designing a cardboard box that must have a volume of 34 cubic feet. The cost of the cardboard is $9 per square ft. How much will the material for each box cost?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Suppose you are designing a cardboard box that must have a volume of 34 cubic feet.
The cost of the cardboard is $9 per square ft.
How much will the material for each box cost?
:
If it is a square box the dimension (s) will be:
s = cube root(34)
s ~ 3.24 ft
:
Find the cost using the Surface area:
6(3.24^2) * $9 = $566.87
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