Question

larry packed his movies in a box that is in the shape of a rectangular prism. The height of the box is 17 inches. The length of the box is 1.5 times the height. The volume of the box is 5,635.5 cubic inches. What is the width of the box?

Answer 1

l = 1.5 × 17 = 25.5
h = 17
w = x
V = lhw
5635.5 = (25.5)(17)x
5635.5 = 433.5x
5635.5 ÷ 433.5 = x
x = 13 = w