Geometry and TrigonometryEasy–MediumSmall cubes packed in a larger cube
Geometry and Trigonometry practice question
A cube-shaped box has inside edges of 20 centimetres. It is packed completely full with solid cubes that have edges of 5 centimetres. How many of the small cubes fit in the box?
Answer: 64
4 cubes fit along each edge, so 4 × 4 × 4 = 64.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 4
- 4 counts one edge only.
- If you answered 16
- 16 counts one layer only.
- If you answered 80
- 80 divides 400 by 5, mixing area and length.
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