Question

The box is laid on its side and the white label covers 60% of the lateral surface area of the box. Find the length x of the box.

Answer 1

5 in

Explanation:

Since we know that the white surface is 60 percent of the lateral surface area, we can say that the one face of the prism (white part is 60% and the other is 40%) so for every percent we have 0.05 inches so 0.05 * 40 is 2 and 2+3 =5