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The surface area of a cube is 96 square inches. What is the length of an edge of the cube, in inches?

plz help, 7th grade math

User Kangear
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Answer:

Explanation:

let x be the length of cube=x in

surface area=6 x²

6 x²=96

x²=96/6=16

x=√16=4 in

User Iamrameshkumar
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Answer:

16 inches

Explanation:

A cube has 6 sides and to find the surface area you would multiply one side by 6, or add the six sides together. So instead, to find the length of one side, you divide the surface area, 96, by 6 to get 16.

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