A box with a square base and no top is to be made from a square piece of carboard by cutting 5 in. squares from each corner and folding up the sides. The box is to hold 16245 in ³. How big a piece of cardboard is needed? Your answer is: in. in. by

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A box with a square base and no top is to be made from a
square piece of carboard by cutting 5 in. squares from each
corner and folding up the sides. The box is to hold 16245 in ³.
How big a piece of cardboard is needed?
Your answer is:
in.
in. by
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