SOLUTION: Find the width of a cereal box that has a volume of 12,096 cm3 and is 36 cm long and 48 cm high.

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Question 956148: Find the width of a cereal box that has a volume of 12,096 cm3 and is 36 cm long and 48 cm high.
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, macston:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For a rectangular box,
V=L%2AW%2AH
12096=36%2AW%2A48
W=12096%2F%2836%2A48%29
Work that out to get the answer.

Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Volume=L*H*W
W=Volume/L*H
W=12096cm%5E3%2F%28%2836cm%29%2848cm%29%29
W=7cm ANSWER: The width is 7 centimeters.