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Advanced Math practice question

For what value of x is x³ equal to 64?

Answer: 4

4³ = 4 · 4 · 4 = 64, so x = 4.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 8
8 is the square root of 64; the cube root is 4.
If you answered 16
16 is 64 ÷ 4, not a root of the equation.
If you answered 21.33
Dividing 64 by 3 is not taking a cube root; 4³ = 64.

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