1/3 of a number is 12 less than the number itself

Mary works for a company that ships packages and must measure the size of each box that needs to be shipped. mary measures a box and finds the length is 7 inches, the width is 14 inches, and the height is 15 inches. what is the volume of the box? [type your answer as a number.]

Gravel is being dumped from a conveyor belt at a rate of 25 ft3/min, and its coarseness is such that it forms a pile in the shape of a cone whose base diameter and height are always equal. how fast is the height of the pile increasing when the pile is 14 ft high? (round your answer to two decimal places.) ft/min

What adds to be the bottom number but also multiplies to be the top number with 8 on the bottom and 15 on top