document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1132723>Question 1132723</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangular piece of cardboard is 10 in. longer than it is wide. Squares 3 in. on a side are to be cut from each corner, and then the sides will be folded up to make an open box with a volume of 357 in3. Find the length and width of the piece of cardboard. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The volume of the box is the area of the base multiplied by the height.  The height is 3 inches, and the volume is 357 cubic inches; so the area of the base is 357/3 = 119 square inches.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use mental arithmetic to find two numbers that differ by 10 and whose product is 119.  Those will be the dimensions of the base of the box.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then, since the box was formed by cutting 3-inch squares out of each corner of the original piece of cardboard, add 6 inches to each dimension of the base of the box to get the dimensions of the piece of cardboard. </SPAN>\n" );
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