Question

A cube-shaped box has a volume of 27 cubic inches. If the box is packed full of cubes with edge lengths of 1 inch, how many cubes can fit along one side of the

box?

Answer 1

9 along one side.

Explanation:

This question may be a bit tricky.

The side should mean the entire side, not just along the bottom edge.

The bottom row will have three 1-inch cubes. Three more in a middle row, and three more on top of that. That is a total of nine on that side.