document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=170147>Question 170147</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are going to make a box out of cardboard. The box needs to measure 10 cm by 5 cm by 5 cm; 10% of the final product will be wasted in the cutting process. How much cardboard do you need? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "10*5=50 for the base.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*10*5=100 for the 2 long sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*5*5=50 for the 2 short sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50+100+50=200 cm^2 for the total surface.<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".10*200=20 cm^2 will be wasted?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Graphing the problem this answer doesn't make sense. By cutting 4 5x5 corners this accounts for 100 cm^2 wasted out of a 15x20=300 cm^2 piece of cardboard.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here the waste is 100 cm^2 out of 300 cm^2 (33%) original size or 100 cm^2 out of 200 cm^2 (50%) for the box. </SPAN>\n" );
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