Solve the Problem
-A Piece of Cardboard Is Twice as Long

question 274

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem
-A piece of cardboard is twice as long as it is wide. It is to be made into a box with an open top by cutting 4 cm squares from each corner and folding up the sides. Let x represent the width of the
Original piece of cardboard. Determine a function V that represents the volume of the box in terms
Of x.

• A) \(V ( x ) = 8 x ^ { 2 }\)
• B) \(V ( x ) = 8 x ^ { 2 } - 96 x + 256\)
• C) \(V ( x ) = 4 x ^ { 2 } - 64 x + 256\)
• D) \(V ( x ) = 8 x ^ { 2 } - 48 x + 64\)

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