An open-topped box is constructed from a rectangular piece of cardboard that is twice as long as it is wide by removing a square of size 1 inches from each corner and turning up the edges If the box is to hold 2,112 in³, how big should the originial piece of cardboard be? Width Number "1

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An open-topped box is constructed from a rectangular piece of cardboard that is twice as long
as it is wide by removing a square of size 1 inches from each corner and turning up the edges.
If the box is to hold 2,112 in³, how big should the originial piece of cardboard be?
Width Number
Length= Number
11
11
Transcribed Image Text:An open-topped box is constructed from a rectangular piece of cardboard that is twice as long as it is wide by removing a square of size 1 inches from each corner and turning up the edges. If the box is to hold 2,112 in³, how big should the originial piece of cardboard be? Width Number Length= Number 11 11
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