SOLUTION: A rectangular piece of cardboard is 5 inches longer than it is wide. Three-inch squares are cut out of each corner and the resulting flaps are turned up and taped to fo

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Question 845414: A rectangular piece of cardboard is 5 inches longer than it is wide. Three-inch
squares are cut out of each corner and the resulting flaps are turned up and taped
to form an open box. If the volume of the resulting box is 18 cubic inches, what
were the original dimensions of the piece of cardboard?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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This one is very similar to Question Number 845394, except that this one is for a rectangle; while that one was for a square. Study that one, and maybe you can work through a solution for this one. You might need to use the Rational Roots Theorem, but you would not know until you try.