SOLUTION: A rectangular box is twice as long as it is wide and three times as tall as it is long. Find the volume of the box as a function of the width. (V = lwh) jj_tyrrell@yahoo.com

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Hi

box is twice as long as it is wide and 'three times as tall as it is long'3(2x) 

Let x, 2x, 6x represent the width, length and height respectively

V = lwh = x·2x·6x = 12x^3, where x is the width