8. US Postal Service regulations state that the length plus the girth of a package cannot exceed 108 inches. You must mail a package whose width and height are equal, and with the greatest possible volume. Find the dimensions of the package. (Note that girth = 2 * width + 2 * height.) max length pe giths Height 108" Width Length GIRTH

8. US Postal Service regulations state that the length plus the girth of a package cannot exceed 108 inches. You must mail a package whose width and height are equal, and with the greatest possible volume. Find the dimensions of the package. (Note that girth = 2 * width + 2 * height.) max length pe giths Height 108" Width Length GIRTH

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

(REV)00th Edition

ISBN:9780395977224

Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Publisher:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Chapter10: Inequalities

Section10.3: Solving Problems Involving Inequalities

Problem 20P

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