SOLUTION: A square piece of cardboard has an area of 36c m square. A square of 1 cm squared is cut from each corner. The sides are folded on order to make an open box. What is the volume of
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Question 449894: A square piece of cardboard has an area of 36c m square. A square of 1 cm squared is cut from each corner. The sides are folded on order to make an open box. What is the volume of this box?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! After folding the flaps, the base formed will be a square with edge 4 cm. the height of the box will be 1 cm. The volume is then V = 4 cm * 4cm* 1cm = 16 cubic cm.
