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A box with a square base and no top is to be made from a square piece of carboard by cutting 5 in. squares from each corner and folding up the sides. The box is to hold 16820 in3.

How big a piece of cardboard is needed?

Your answer is: __ in. by __ in.

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16820 = 5 x 3364 = 5 x 58 x 58
You would need cardboard 5 + 58 + 5 = 68 in. across
The answer is 68 in. by 68 in.
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