Question

Marko is thinking of a number. The cube of the number is -27.

Write an equation that models the riddle using x for the number.

Answer 1

x =
`\sqrt[3]{-27}`

x = -3

Explanation:

The way to find the cube of a number is to cube root the number. Square roots find the roots of square numbers, cube roots find the roots of cubed numbers.

`\sqrt[3]{x}`