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Teddy has 144 small cubes that are 1cm on each side. He also has a box that is 7cm long, 6cm wide, and 4cm high. How many MORE small cubes does Teddy need to fill the box completely? Another box with different dimensions can fit the same number of 1cm cubes as the first box. What could the dimensions of this other box be?

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Teddy needs 24cm³ more small cubes to fill the box completely. The dimensions of the other box can be any dimensions that have the same volume as the first box, which is 168cm³.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the volume of the small cubes, we need to find the volume of one cube and then multiply it by the total number of cubes. The volume of a cube is found by multiplying the length of one side by itself twice. In this case, the volume of one small cube is 1cm x 1cm x 1cm = 1cm³. Since Teddy has 144 small cubes, the total volume of all the cubes is 144cm³.

To find the number of more small cubes Teddy needs to fill the box completely, we need to calculate the volume of the box. The volume of a rectangular box is found by multiplying its length by its width and its height. In this case, the volume of the box is 7cm x 6cm x 4cm = 168cm³.

To find the number of more small cubes Teddy needs, we subtract the volume of the small cubes he already has from the volume of the box. So, Teddy needs 168cm³ - 144cm³ = 24cm³ more small cubes to fill the box completely.

The dimensions of the other box can be any dimensions that have the same volume as the first box, which is 168cm³. For example, the dimensions could be 4cm x 7cm x 6cm or 2cm x 12cm x 7cm, as long as the product of the three dimensions is 168cm³.

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