A lady wants to make an open-top box for packing baked goods by cutting equal squares from each corner of an 10 in. by 16 in. p

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A lady wants to make an open-top box for packing baked goods by cutting equal squares from each corner of an 10 in. by 16 in. p

iece of cardboard as shown in the diagram. She figures that for versatility the area of the bottom must be 80 in. squared. What size of square should she cut from each corner?

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Annette [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-01T00:18:25+03:00

Annette [7]3 years ago

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10 by 16 in =160in
160 divided by 80= 2 in

A lady wants to make an​ open-top box for packing baked goods by cutting equal squares from each corner of an 10 in. by 16 in. p

A lady wants to make an open-top box for packing baked goods by cutting equal squares from each corner of an 10 in. by 16 in. p