The height of a box is 3cm less than the width. The length is 2cm less than the width. The volume is 50cm^3. what is the width of the box?

3 answers

h = w-3
l = w-2

lwh = 50
(w-2)(w)(w-3) = 50
w^3 - 5w^2 + 6w - 50 = 0
Nasty

50 = 2*5*5, with no other easy factors.
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The sum of the length, width, and height of a box is 80 cm. The length is 10 cm less than twice the sum of the width and the height, and twice the width exceeds the height by 6 cm. Find the height of the box.
A. 50 cm
B. 24 cm
C. 18 cm
D. 12 cm