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Advanced Math practice question

A cube has a volume of 27 cubic centimetres. What is the length, in centimetres, of one edge of the cube?

Answer: 3

Edge³ = 27, and 3 × 3 × 3 = 27, so the edge is 3.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 9
9 is 27 ÷ 3.
If you answered 5.2
5.2 is √27, a square root instead of a cube root.
If you answered 4.5
4.5 is 27 ÷ 6, dividing by the number of faces.

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