Why does one of the ratios in a percent proportion always have a denominator of 100?

Ablock of wood is a cube whose side is x in. long. you cut off a 1-inch thick piece from the entire right side. then you cut off a 3-inch thick piece from the entire top of the remaining shape. the volume of the remaining block is 2,002 in3. what are the dimensions of the original block of wood?

Which system of linear inequalities is represented by the graph? !

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