Question

you are to create an open box from a single piece of cardboard. The cardboard is 10 inches by 12 inches. You are to cut out equal corners from each side of the box. Construct an equation for the volume of the box. What is the volume of the box if the piece you cut from the corner is 2 inches?

Answer 1

Check the picture below.

what if x = 2?

`V=(2)[10-2(2)][12-2(2)]\implies V=2(6)(8)\implies V=96`