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A Box with No Top Is to Be Constructed from a Piece

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A box with no top is to be constructed from a piece of cardboard whose width measures x cmx \mathrm{~cm} and whose length measures 3 cm3 \mathrm{~cm} more than its width. The box is to be formed by cutting squares that measure 1 cm1 \mathrm{~cm} on each side from the four corners, and then folding up the sides. If the volume of the box will be 130 cm3130 \mathrm{~cm}^{3} , what are the dimensions of the piece of cardboard?


A) 15 cm15 \mathrm{~cm} by 12 cm12 \mathrm{~cm}
B) 23 cm23 \mathrm{~cm} by 16 cm16 \mathrm{~cm}
C) 18 cm18 \mathrm{~cm} by 15 cm15 \mathrm{~cm}
D) 19 cm19 \mathrm{~cm} by 16 cm16 \mathrm{~cm}

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