SOLUTION: The volume of a 15-oz cereal box is 180.4 in.3. The length of the box is 3.2 in. less than the height, and its width is 2.3 in. Find the height and length of the box to the nearest
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Question 1133295: The volume of a 15-oz cereal box is 180.4 in.3. The length of the box is 3.2 in. less than the height, and its width is 2.3 in. Find the height and length of the box to the nearest tenth.
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
given:
The length
its width is
Find the height and length of the box to the nearest tenth.
...substitute and
solutions:
if =>
if => => disregard negative solution
so, the height is
go to
plug in
The length is
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