SOLUTION: A box with a square base has a volume of 256 cubic feet. If the height of the box is 1/2 the length of a side, what is the height of the box?

Question 766048: A box with a square base has a volume of 256 cubic feet. If the height of the box is 1/2 the length of a side, what is the height of the box?
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A box with a square base has a volume of 256 cubic feet. If the height of the box is 1/2 the length of a side, what is the height of the box?
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s = side length
s/2 = height
s*s*s/2 = 256

s = 8
height = 4
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