Thomas found a box that had a volume of 150 in3. He measured the height of the box to be 2 inches and the length was 10 inches more than the width. What is the width of the box?

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The width of the rectangular box with  volume of 150 cubic inches is: 5 inches.

What is the Volume of a Box?

Volume of a box = (length)(width)(height).

Given the following:

  • Volume of the box = 150 in.³
  • Height = 2 in.
  • Width = w in.
  • Length = w + 10 in.

150 = (w + 10)(w)(2)

2w² + 20w - 150 = 0

Factorize

(w - 5)(w + 15) = 0

w = 5, w = -15

The width cannot be negative, therefore, the width of the box is: 5 inches.

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