SOLUTION: To ship its products, a computer keyboard manufacturer wants to purchase rectangular boxes that are 2 feet wide and 3 feet long. The boxes must contain at least 15 cubic feet of sp

Question 812447: To ship its products, a computer keyboard manufacturer wants to purchase rectangular boxes that are 2 feet wide and 3 feet long. The boxes must contain at least 15 cubic feet of space. What must be minimum height of the box?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
v = 2*3*h = 15
2*3*h = 15
h = 15/6 = 2.5 feet is the minimum height
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