Solve the Problem $$\mathrm { cm } ^ { 3 }$$

question 124

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-A food company originally sells cereal in boxes with dimensions 25 cm by 14 cm by 10 cm. To make more profit, the company decreases each dimension of the box by x centimeters but keeps the
Price the same. If the new volume is 2,208 $$\mathrm { cm } ^ { 3 }$$ by how much was each dimension decreased?

• A) 4 cm
• B) 3 cm
• C) 2 cm
• D) 1 cm

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