Question

Seth is using a large shoe box to store his baseball cards. The length of the box is 12 inches, and the height is 6 inches. If the volume of Seth's box is 288 cubic inches, how wide is the box?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation: *First, decide which volume formula to use: v = lwh

*Next, substitute in for what you do know (leave variable for unknown): 288 = 12 · w · 6

*Then simplify the side of the equation with the variable: 288 = 72 · w

*Now divide each side of the equation by 72 to solve for w:

288 ÷ 72 = w

4 in = w