A rectangular piece of metal is 25in longer than it is wide . Squares with sides 5in long are cut from the four corners and the flaps are folded upward to form an open box. If the volume of the box is 750in, what were the original dimensions of the piece of metal

Step-by-step explanation:

Let width be x

Let lenght be 25 + x

Total ax = (25+x) * x

Square with 5in long are cut from the four corner formed = 750in

(25+x-10) * (x-10) * 5 = 750

(15+x) (x-10) = 150

15x-150+x^2-10x =150

15x -150-150+x^2-10x+0

x^2+15x-300=0

(ax^2+bx+c=0)

stew reads at the fastest rate of 265 words per minute.

step-by-step explanation:

it's a given that felicia reads at 260 word per minute and on connie's graph we can see that she reads 200 words per minute. since stew's table tells us that he read 795 in 3 minutes, we can divide 795 by 3 to find out how many words he reads per minute.

795/3 = 265

stew reads 265 words per minute - he reads at the fastest rate since felecia reads at 260 words per minute and connie reads at 200 words per minute.

stew (265) > felecia (260) > connie (200)