SOLUTION: An aquarium holding African chiclids is 5 inches higher than it is wide. The length is 33 inches and its volume is 9900 cubic inches. What is the height and width?

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Question 450178: An aquarium holding African chiclids is 5 inches higher than it is wide. The length is 33 inches and its volume is 9900 cubic inches. What is the height and width?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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9900/33=300
w(w+5)=300
w2+5w-300=0
(w+20)(w-15)=0
w=15 or -20
Throwing out the negative answer, we get the width to be 15 in., the height to be 20 in., and the length to be 33 in..