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VOLUME A standard shipping box measures x inches high. The width is 3.5 inches more than the height, and the length is 3 inches

less than the height. The volume of the box is 561 cubic inches.

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Allushta [10]3 years ago

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Answer:

62.333 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the value of x, or the height of the object, we can set up an equation to solve for the missing variable. This is shown below:

x*3.5*3=561 cubic inches

To solve for X, we divide the 3.5 over to the other side, resulting in x*3 = 187

To get the x by itself, we divide both sides by 3 to remove the 3 from the left side of the equation.

We are left with x = 62.333 inches.

Therefore, the height of the box is 62.333 inches

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