A rectangular storage container is to have a volume of 22 m3. The length of the base will be six times the width of the base. Material for the base and back costs $19 per m2 and material for the rest of the box costs $4 per m2. Find the cost of the cheapest possible container.

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Pls help for this question. A rectangular storage container is to have a volume of 22 m3. The length of the base will be six times the width of the base. Material for the base and back costs $19 per m2 and material for the rest of the box costs $4 per m2. Find the cost of the cheapest possible container.

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