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You are going to make a box out of cardboard. The box needs to measure 10 cm by 5 cm by 5 cm; 10% of the final product will be wasted in the cutting process. How much cardboard do you need? thank you to all answer

timothyhag52 said:

You are going to make a box out of cardboard. The box needs to measure 10 cm by 5 cm by 5 cm; 10% of the final product will be wasted in the cutting process. How much cardboard do you need? thank you to all answer

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First, you need to organize your problem.

What is the area of cardboard needed is the question being asked.

So x = the area of cardboard needed.

How much will be wasted? Why 10% of x, right. So how much will be used in making the box? 90% perhaps?.

In that case .9x = how much is used up in making a box of the dimensions specified.

The trick is to start by translating the problem into the symbols of algebra.

timothyhag52 said:

You are going to make a box out of cardboard. The box needs to measure 10 cm by 5 cm by 5 cm; 10% of the final product will be wasted in the cutting process. How much cardboard do you need? thank you to all answer

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Assuming box has no top: surface area = 200 sq.cm. (two 5by5 ends, three 5by10 for 2 sides and bottom).
If 10% of that is wasted, then 20 sq.cm. is wasted.
Between you and me, kind of a silly problem :idea:

timothyhag52 said:

You are going to make a box out of cardboard.
The box needs to measure 10 cm by 5 cm by 5 cm; 10% of the \(\displaystyle > >\)final product \(\displaystyle < <\)
will be wasted in the cutting process.
How much cardboard do you need? thank you to all answer

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timothyhag52,

it would be 10% of the \(\displaystyle original \ product \ (original \ amount \ of \ cardboard) \ that \ will \ be \ wasted.\)

Or, the final product represents what is left after 10% (of the original product)
is wasted in the cutting process.

And, are you meaning a rectangular-shaped piece of cardboard for the beginning
amount of cardboard?