Homework Help: Math

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 9:59pm.

mr. m has an 8 inch by 11 inch sheet of paper. He created a box by cutting congruent squares from each corner.The base of his box is 54 square inches.How much did he cut from each corner. (algebraic solutions only)

Math - PsyDAG, Friday, January 14, 2011 at 11:12am
9 * 6 = 54

11 - 9 = 2 (1 cut from each corner)

8 - 6 = 2 (1 cut from each corner)

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