SOLUTION: The height of a box is 7 inches. The length is three inches more than the width. Find the width & length if the volume is 756 cubic inches.
Algebra ->
Volume
-> SOLUTION: The height of a box is 7 inches. The length is three inches more than the width. Find the width & length if the volume is 756 cubic inches.
Log On
Question 293907: The height of a box is 7 inches. The length is three inches more than the width. Find the width & length if the volume is 756 cubic inches. Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Starting with the formula for the volume of a box: Substitute: V = 756, L = W+3, and h = 7. Divide both sides by 7 and simplify.. Rearrange into the standard form for a quadratic equation. Solve by factoring. Apply the "zero product" rule. or so... or Discard the negative soltion as width cannot be negative, inches, and... inches.
(