A Piece of Cardboard Is Twice as Long as It $2496 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }$

Multiple Choice

A piece of cardboard is twice as long as it is wide. It is to be made into a box with an open top by cutting 2 cm squares from each corner and folding up the sides. Let x represent the width of the original piece of cardboard.
Find the width of the original piece of cardboard, x, if the volume of the box is $2496 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }$ .

A) 27 cm
B) 29 cm
C) 24 cm
D) 28 cm