The dimensions of a rectangular metal box are 3 cm, 5 cm, and 8 cm. If the firsttwo dimensions are increased by the same number of centimetres, while the thirddimension remains the same, the new volume is 160 cm3 more than the originalvolume. What is the new dimension of the enlarged rectangular metal box?

Introduction: Being a three-dimensional figure, a rectangular box has a volume. The volume of a…

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