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Jenny uses small boxes to ship the earrings she sells on her jewelry website. The box is in the shape of a rectangular prism and has a volume of 8 cubic inches. The length of the box is 2 inches. The height of the box is 3 inches more than the width. Complete the equation that models the volume of the box in terms of the width, x. Volume of a prism (V) = (length)(width)(height)

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Answer: EDMENTUM + PLATO

2x^2 +6 x = 8

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User Mohib Irshad
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Answer:


2x(x + 3) = 8

Step-by-step explanation:

The volume of a rectangular box is given by;


V = l * w * h

It was given that, the volume of the box is V=8 cubic inches.

The length of the box is l=2 inches.

Let the width of the box be x inches.

The height of the box is 3 inches more than the width. That is


h = x + 3

We now substitute all values into the formula to get:


8 = 2 * x(x + 3)

Therefore the required equation is


2x(x + 3) = 8

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