Asked by Michael
It takes 125 identical wooden cubes to fill a cubical box. How many of these cubes does it take to cover the bottom of the box?
Could someone explain this one to me?
Could someone explain this one to me?
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Answered by
Reiny
125 is a perfect cube, namely 5^3
so the box is 5 by 5 by 5
and the area of the bottom would be 25,
so it would take 25 of the cubes to fill the bottom layer.
so the box is 5 by 5 by 5
and the area of the bottom would be 25,
so it would take 25 of the cubes to fill the bottom layer.
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