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A person spends 1/3 of her annual income for board, 1/12 for clothes, and 1/3 for other expenses, and saves $9,000. What is her income?

The income is $

Write an expression, in term of x, for the volume of the box (pictured) using the equation below. Simplify your answer as much as possible. Length = x + 8, width = x + 4, height = x + 2.

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Let 'x' represent the income.

(1/3)x + (1/12)x + (1/3)x + 9000 = x

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x = $36,000

The income is $36,000.

The expression for the volume is:

V = length*width*height

V = (x + 8)(x + 4)(x + 2)

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V = x^3 + 14x^2 + 56x + 64