SOLUTION: Suppose you are building a storage box of volume 4368 in.^3. The box will be 24 in. long. The height of the box will be 1 in. more than its width. Find the height and width of the
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Question 312230: Suppose you are building a storage box of volume 4368 in.^3. The box will be 24 in. long. The height of the box will be 1 in. more than its width. Find the height and width of the box.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First divide the volume by the given length, 24.
We now know that the product of the height and the width must be 182.
Since the height of the box is 1 inch more than the width, we can say:
\ =\ 182)
(w\ -\ 13)\ =\ 0)
Discard the negative root:
John
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