Cubes have sides of equal lengths. What is the fastest way to measure the volume of a cube-shaped table?

Question

measure the length, width, and height of the table, then multiply those numbers
measure one side with a ruler, and multiply that number by itself three times
measure one side with a ruler, and multiply that number by itself and then by
measure the length, width, and height of the table, then multiply those numbers by

Answer 1

The fastest way to measure the volume of a cube-shaped table is to:

Measure one side with a ruler, and multiply that number by itself three times.

Since all sides of a cube are equal in length, you only need to measure one side and then use that measurement to calculate the volume using the formula \( V = s^3 \), where \( s \) is the length of one side. This method is quicker than measuring each dimension separately since a cube has all sides of equal length.