document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=924386>Question 924386</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> four congruent squares are cut from all corners of a 22 cm. by 18 cm. illustration board. the sides are then bent up to form an open box. if the area of the bottom of the box is 320 sq. cm, what is the length of each side of the square? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #560792 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=560792\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> side length x for the congruent squares.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The simplification procedure,<BR>\n" );
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