document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=175744>Question 175744</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Carol has a box with a length, width, and height of 12 inches. She needs a box that is 3 inches longer, not as high, yet still has almost exactly the same volume.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. What is the volume of the box she has now?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. What are the dimensions of the new box?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. What is the volume of the new box?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank You. Please explain your answer.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #130875 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=130875\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a.) Volume of a cube with side s.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The box has 1728 cubic inches of volume.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b.) Length=15 (12+3),Height<12, Width is unspecified.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The volume for this box would be<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If H is less than 12, then <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There is not enough information to complete the problem. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The height and width are allowed to vary, but should follow <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to achieve the same volume as before. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Are the width and height supposed to be the same?  </SPAN>\n" );
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