The width of a square-based tank is 3 m 3m less than its height. The tank has a volume of 20 m³ 20 m³. What are the dimensions of the tank? [Hint: Write your equations using height as your variable]

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The width of a square-based tank is 3 m 3 m less than its height. The tank has a volume of 20 m³ 20 m³ .
What are the dimensions of the tank?
[Hint: Write your equations using height as your variable]
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