How many cubes with the side length of 1/2 unit do you need to form a three unit cube

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asked Feb 13, 2021 11.8k views

2 Answers

Linqq · Answer 1 · 2021-02-15T14:34:19+0000

Answer:

216

Explanation:

Volume of the smaller cube:

(½)³ = ⅛

Volume of the larger cube:

3³ = 27

No. of smaller cubes required:

27 ÷ ⅛

27 × 8

216

Luiscosta · Answer 2 · 2021-02-17T18:21:16+0000

Answer:

216 cubes.

Explanation:

The easiest way to take on this problem is to divide the side of the bigger cube by the smaller one.

3 / (1)/(2) = 3 * 2 = 6

Then, as in with volume, we cube this value to find the number of cubes necessary to fill such a space.

${6}^(3) = 216$