SOLUTION: the volume of a rectangular box is limited to 1100 cu.in. If the height is 8 inches and the width is 10 inches how long can the box be?

Algebra.Com
Question 404694: the volume of a rectangular box is limited to 1100 cu.in. If the height is 8 inches and the width is 10 inches how long can the box be?
Answer by nerdybill(7384)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the volume of a rectangular box is limited to 1100 cu.in. If the height is 8 inches and the width is 10 inches how long can the box be?
.
Let x = length of box
then
(10)(8)x <= 1100
80x <= 1100
8x <= 110
x <= 13.75 inches
.
solution:
Length has to be less than or equal to 13 and 3/4 inches


RELATED QUESTIONS

The volume of a rectangular box is limited to 1100 cu. in. If the height is 8 inches and... (answered by benazir.sj@gmail.com)
Use the five steps for problem solving to answer the following question. Please show all... (answered by ewatrrr)
The height of a box is 10 inches. The length is three inches more than the width. Find... (answered by TutorDelphia)
The length of a rectangular box is 1 inch more than twice the height of the box, and the... (answered by scott8148)
In the figures below, the cube-shaped box is 6 inches wide and the rectangular box is 10... (answered by rothauserc)
the length of a rectangular box is twice the height, and it's height is twice the width.... (answered by schmidtmomto6)
the volume of the box is 400^3 if the height is 10 inches and the length is 8 inches,... (answered by Alan3354)
The volume of a rectangular prism is 336 cu inches. The height is 7 cm. The length is 3... (answered by fractalier)
The formula for the volume of a rectangular box is V = lwh. If the length of a box is 22 (answered by checkley77)