a box with a square base and no top is to be made from a square piece of cardboard by cutting 4-in. squares from each corner and folding up the sides. The box is to hold 144 in cubed. what is the length of each side of the square piece of cardboard? ______in

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a box with a square base and no top is to be made from a square piece of cardboard by cutting 4-in. squares from each corner and folding up the sides. The box is to hold 144 in cubed. what is the length of each side of the square piece of cardboard?

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