Question

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A cube-shaped container has an edge length of 12 inches. The container is filled with smaller plastic cubes that each have an edge length of 3 inches. How many cubes are needed to fill the container?


27
64
1728
16

Answer 1

64 cubes

Explanation:

The square is 12x12x12 inches, meaning it is 1,728 cubic inches in volume. A 3x3x3 inch cube is 27 cubic inches in volume. Divide 1,728 by 27 and you'll find that 64 3x3x3 cubes can fit inside one of the 12x12x12 cubes.