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The box is laid on its side and the white label covers 60% of the lateral surface area of the box. Find the length x of the box.

The box is laid on its side and the white label covers 60% of the lateral surface-example-1
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Answer:

5 in

Explanation:

Since we know that the white surface is 60 percent of the lateral surface area, we can say that the one face of the prism (white part is 60% and the other is 40%) so for every percent we have 0.05 inches so 0.05 * 40 is 2 and 2+3 =5

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