Josh is having a birthday party! He wants to make boxes of sweets to give to his guests. He starts with a square piece of paper that measures 20cm x 20cm. How big should the squares be that he cuts out of the corners to maximise the volume of the box? eg4

Josh is having a birthday party! He wants to make boxes of sweets to give to his guests. He starts with a square piece of paper that measures 20cm x 20cm. How big should the squares be that he cuts out of the corners to maximise the volume of the box? eg4

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Josh is having a birthday party! He wants to make boxes of
sweets to give to his guests.
He starts with a square piece of paper that measures 20cm
x 20cm. How big should the squares be that he cuts out of
the corners to maximise the volume of the box?

width | length | height |volume
Record
in the table
provided.
your results
Don't forget your
units of
measurements!

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