You want to create an open rectangular box from a rectangular box. from a square piece of cardboard 20 inches by 20 inches. You will cut a 3 inch square from each corner. Draw a diagram and find the length of the box.

Can someone help me with this diagram thing. I can't visually see a math problem. Someone please, Thankyou!

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I'm sorry, Olivia, but an idiot made a fool of himself by posting some answers under my name. He's been banned and we won't see him posting for a while.
so what is the answer
Use a piece of graph paper.

Draw a square with 20 units on a side.

Then erase 3 units from each end of all of the lines.