SOLUTION: A box measures 1 metre X 1 metre X 1 metre (W X D XH) Our customer wants a box to hold twice as much as this box, What would the new box need to measure?

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Question 39512: A box measures 1 metre X 1 metre X 1 metre (W X D XH)
Our customer wants a box to hold twice as much as this box,
What would the new box need to measure?

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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(1 m)*(1 m)*(1 m) = 1 m^3
a box with twice this volume would hold 2 m^3
Let x be a side of this new box
x%5E3+=+2
x+=+2%5E%281%2F3%29
x+=+1.2599
The W,D, & H of the new box are 1.26 m