A Piece of Cardboard Is Twice as Long as It $2496 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }$

question 462

Multiple Choice

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 2 cm squares from each corner and folding up the sides. Let x represent the width of the original piece of cardboard.
Find the width of the original piece of cardboard, x, if the volume of the box is $2496 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }$ .

• A) 27 cm
• B) 29 cm
• C) 24 cm
• D) 28 cm

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