Answer = 55,25 inches
Solution -
let's take x as length and y as width of the metal piece. As per the question x is 30 more than y,
⇒ x = y + 30
Then four square pieces of side 6 are cut from each corner,
so the new length and width are
x-12 , y-12
Then the volume of the new box created will be
(x-12)(y-12)6
in the question the volume of the given figure is given to be 3354
so (x-12)(y-12)6 = 3354
putting the value of x in the the above equation
⇒ (y+30 - 12)(x-12) = 3354/6 = 559
⇒ (y+18)(y-12) = 559
⇒ y² + 6y - 775 = 0
⇒ y² + 31y - 25y -775 = 0
⇒ (y+31)(y-25) = 0
⇒ y = -31, 25
as length can not be -ve , so y = 25
then x = 25+30 = 55
Hence the dimensions of the metal piece are 55, 25 inches
The last one the reason is 2 is how much weeks so it’d be 2x - 126 cause that’s how much she wants to lose
Hello!
The first thing you should notice is that the exponent will be less than 1, as raising 27 to any power greater than 1 will make it larger, and you're trying to figure out what makes it equal to 3, a number less than 27.
Raising a number to a fractional power is taking its nth root:

is
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, so you'll really need to take the nth root of 27 to get 3. To figure out which root, write the number in exponential form with a base of 3:

= 3

=

Now, the bases are the same (they are both 3), so you can set the exponents equal to each other:
3x = 1
Divide both sides by 3 and you've isolated x:

Answer: