A rectangular sheet of cardboard 3 feet by 5 feet will be made into an open box by cutting equal-sized squares from each corner and folding up the four edges. A diagram of the unfolded box is provided in figure, the shaded region represents the area that was cut from the corners of the box.

Isuck at math ; ^; m a student solved this problem and said the answer is 3 feet. chase had a roll of ribbon that contained 7 7/8  feet of ribbon. he cut off one piece that was 3 5/8  feet long and another piece that was 1 1/4  feet from the roll. how much ribbon was left on the roll? is the student's answer reasonable? yes, the answer is reasonable. no, the answer is not reasonable. it should be about 2 feet. no, the answer is not reasonable. it should be about 13 feet. no, the answer is not reasonable. it should be about 4 feet.