lady wants to make an open-top box for packing baked goods by cutting equal squares from each corner of an 11 in. by 20 in. piece of cardboard as shown in the diagram. She figures that for versatility the area of the bottom must be 86 in.2. What size of square should she cut from each corner? in.2 The area cut from each corner should be (Simplify your answer. Type an integer or decimal rounded to three decimal places as needed.)

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lady wants to make an open-top box for packing baked goods by cutting equal squares from each corner of
an 11 in. by 20 in. piece of cardboard as shown in the diagram. She figures that for versatility the area of the
bottom must be 86 in.2. What size of square should she cut from each corner?
in.2
The area cut from each corner should be
(Simplify your answer. Type an integer or decimal rounded to three decimal places as needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:lady wants to make an open-top box for packing baked goods by cutting equal squares from each corner of an 11 in. by 20 in. piece of cardboard as shown in the diagram. She figures that for versatility the area of the bottom must be 86 in.2. What size of square should she cut from each corner? in.2 The area cut from each corner should be (Simplify your answer. Type an integer or decimal rounded to three decimal places as needed.)
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