document.write( "Question 1182607: A box with a square base and no top is to be made from a square piece of carboard by cutting 4 in. squares from each corner and folding up the sides. The box is to hold 2916 in3.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #812694 by josgarithmetic(39617)\"\" \"About 
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x, original both dimensions for the square material/carboard\r
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