Question

Sara has a gift box with a volume of 64 in3. The length, width, and height of the box are all
y
inches. Sara needs to determine if a stack of 6-inch-by-6-inch note papers will fit on the bottom of the box.

Complete the sentences below by choosing the correct responses from the drop-down menus.

Sara can determine the value of y by finding
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Answer 1

Sara can determine the value of y by finding the cube root of 64 (solving y^3 = 64).
y = 4 inches.

No — a 6 in × 6 in note will not fit on the bottom, because the box bottom is 4 in × 4 in and 6 > 4.