5. The dimensions, in inches, of a shipping box at We Ship 4 You can be expressed as width x, length x + 5, and height 3x - 1. The volume is about 7.6 f3. Find the dimensions of the box in inches. Round to the nearest inch. (Hint: 1 f 1,728 in.3)
Drawing the graph is one way of finding the solution (refer to the graph below):
We have three solutions (where the curve crosses the x-axis): x = -4.9 x = -0.6 x = 0.8
Putting these solutions back into the context, since we are looking for the value of x which is part of measurement of length, we cannot have negative value, so we will take the value of x = 0.8 ft
Converting 0.8 ft into inches = 0.8 × 12 inches = 9.6 inches
