SOLUTION: the width of the box is 4 inches less than the lenght.the height is 9 inches greater than the lenght .the box has a vlume of 180 cubic inches.what are the dimension of the box. pl

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Question 446328: the width of the box is 4 inches less than the lenght.the height is 9 inches greater than the lenght .the box has a vlume of 180 cubic inches.what are the dimension of the box.
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Answer by chriswen(106)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x in be the length of the box.
Let x-4 in be the width of the box.
Let x+9 in be the height of the box.
...
V=l*w*h



... group



... difference of squares
So x=-6 or x=6 or x=-5
Since we are dealing with positive numbers, x must equal 6.
x=6
x-4=2
x+9=15
Therefore, the dimensions of the box are 6in by 2in by 15in.

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