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?

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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?
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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?
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If it is a square box the dimension (s) will be:
s = cube root(34)
s ~ 3.24 ft
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Find the cost using the Surface area:
6(3.24^2) * $9 = $566.87