One dimension of a box is increased by 7 units. Another dimension is decreased by 4 units. The third dimension remains the same. Is it possible for the resulting box to have the same volume as the original box? Why or why not?

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anonymous · Answer

yes.  before anything, the box has a certain volume.  increasing one dimension of the box makes the volume bigger.  reducing a different dimension will reduce the increased volume.  So yes, the resulting box could have the same volume as the original.

anonymous · Answer

Ah okay that make so much more sense! Thank you so much!