A lady wants to make an open-top box for packing baked goods by cutting equal squares from each corner of an 8 in. by 16 in. piece of cardboard as shown in the diagram. She figures that for versatility the area of the bottom must be 80 in.2. What size of square should she cut from each corner? 16 in. The area cut from each corner should be in.2. (Simplify your answer. Type an integer or decimal rounded to three decimal places as needed.) 8 in

A lady wants to make an open-top box for packing baked goods by cutting equal squares from each corner of an 8 in. by 16 in. piece of cardboard as shown in the diagram. She figures that for versatility the area of the bottom must be 80 in.2. What size of square should she cut from each corner? 16 in. The area cut from each corner should be in.2. (Simplify your answer. Type an integer or decimal rounded to three decimal places as needed.) 8 in

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

Chapter4: Polynomials

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