SOLUTION: Carrie keeps pieces of candy in a small box on her coffee table. The length and width of the box are both 8.5 inches, and today there is a volume of 289 cubic inches of candy in th

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Question 828318: Carrie keeps pieces of candy in a small box on her coffee table. The length and width of the box are both 8.5 inches, and today there is a volume of 289 cubic inches of candy in the dish. Use the formula.
Volume = length ⋅ width ⋅ height to find the height of the candy.
I don't understand this at ALL!! PLEASE HELP ME!!
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You have the correct formula, and you know length and width are equal to 8.5 inches. What is stopping you?

height=%28Volume%29%2F%28length%2Awidth%29