document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=168362>Question 168362</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> With the lid closed, a \"take out\" box used by a restaurant has a volume of 121 cubic inches. Its length l equals its width w. A strip of tape is wrapped around the box to keep it closed. The length of the tape measures 20 inches, which is 1 inch more than the shortest distance around the box. Find the dimenstions of the box.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Its length l equals its width w. A strip of tape is wrapped around the box to keep it closed. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The length of the tape measures 20 inches, which is 1 inch more than the shortest distance around the box. Find the dimensions of the box.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "l = w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Nothing is said about the height; I'm going to assume its height is \"w\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A wrap-around is w+w+w+w long<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Inequality:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tape = 4w+1 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20 = 4w+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "19 = 4w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = (19/4) inches<BR>\n" );
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