Arectangular piece of metal is 30 in longer than it is wide. squares with sides 6 in long are cut from the four corners and the flaps are folded upward to form an open box. if the volume of the box is 594 incubed, what were the original dimensions of the piece of metal?

Scenario: susan wants to make 2 square flags to sell at a crafts fair. the fabric she wants to buy is 3 meters wide. she doesn't want any fabric left over. what's the least amount of fabric she should buy? question: which equation will susan solve her problem? note: let x represent the length of 1 side of the flag. options: 1) 2x^2 = 4x 2) 8 +2x = 2(4x) 3) 2 * 2 = 4 * 2 4) 4x^2 -2x = 0