document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1053709>Question 1053709</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A box is 4ft tall and has a length that is 3ft longer than it's width. If the volume of the box is 160 cubic feet, what is the length and width of the box? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #668912 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><B>jorel555(1290)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><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=668912\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let w be the width of the box. Then the length would be w+3. So:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4w(w+3)=160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4w²+12w-160=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w²+3w-40=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(w+8)(w-5)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=5 or -8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Throwing out the negative result, we get the length and width of the box to be 8 and 5, respectively. &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786; </SPAN>\n" );
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