At the Present Time a Company Manufactures Rectangular Solid Candy

question 53

Multiple Choice

At the present time a company manufactures rectangular solid candy bars the measure 4.5 inches by 1.5 inches by 0.5 inch. Due to financial times, the company has decided to keep the price of the candy bar fixed and reduce its volume by 15%. What should be the dimensions, to the nearest tenth of an inch, of the new candy bar if it is decided to keep the height at 0.5 inch and to make the length on the candy bar 2.25 times as long as its width?

• A)width: 1.3 in; length: 2.9 in
• B)width: 1.7 in; length: 3.8 in
• C)width: 1.4 in; length: 3.1 in
• D)width: 1.8 in; length: 4.0 in
• E)width: 1.6 in; length: 3.6 in

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