Solve the problem.A private shipping company will accept a box for domestic shipment only if the sum of its length and girth (distance around) does not exceed 120 in. Suppose you want to mail a box with square sides so that its dimensions are 
and it's girth is 
What dimensions will give the box its largest volume?
A. 40 in. × 20 in. × 40 in.
B. 20 in. × 20 in. × 100 in.
C. 
in. × 
in. × 20 in.
D. 20 in. × 20 in. × 40 in.
Answer: C
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) 2x
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Solve the problem.Four accounting majors, two economics majors, and three marketing majors have interviewed for five different positions with a large company. Find the number of different ways that five of these people could be hired if the first two positions are to be filled by accounting majors, the third position is to be filled by an economics major, and the last two positions are to be filled by marketing majors.
A. 24 B. 4 C. 288 D. 144
Find a general term an for the geometric sequence.a6 = - 
, a11 = 
, and r < 0
A. an = 4 
n-1
B. an = 4 
n-1
C. an = 
(-2)(n-1)
D. an = 6 
n-1
Use the quadratic formula to solve the equation.6x2 + 12x = - 3
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 