86,811 views
19 votes
19 votes
The sum of the edges of a cube is 24 inches. Find the length of each edge.

User Azell
by
3.2k points

1 Answer

15 votes
15 votes

Step-by-step explanation

Let the length of the edge be L. Since a cube has 12 edges and the sum of the edges of a cube is 24 inches. We can have the equation below.


\begin{gathered} 12L=24 \\ L=(24)/(12) \\ L=2\text{ }inches \end{gathered}

Answer: 2 inches

User Brendan Gannon
by
2.9k points