Problema Solution

The height of a box Juan is building is 3 inches less than the width of the box. The length is 2 inches more than twice the width. The volume of the box is 1540in3. Which one is NOT a dimension of the box?

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let 'w' represent the width, then 'w-3' represents the height and '2w+2' represents the length


volume = height * length * width


1540 = w * (w-3) * (2w+2)

solving for 'w' we have w=10


10-3=7

2*10+2 = 22


the width of the box is 10 in, the height is 7 in and the length is 22 in