An Overnight Delivery Service Will Not Accept Any Package Whose

question 47

Multiple Choice

An overnight delivery service will not accept any package whose combined length and girth (perimeter of a cross section) exceeds 88 inches.Suppose that you are sending a rectangular package that has square cross sections.If the length of the package is 40 inches, what is the maximum width of the sides of its square cross sections?

• A) 7.2 inches
• B) 14.4 inches
• C) 12.0 inches
• D) 19.2 inches
• E) 4.8 inches

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