Geometry and TrigonometryMediumVolume difference between two cubes
Geometry and Trigonometry practice question
One cube has edges of 5 centimetres and another has edges of 3 centimetres. By how many cubic centimetres does the larger cube's volume exceed the smaller's?
Answer: 98
125 − 27 = 98.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 8
- 8 cubes the difference of the edges.
- If you answered 16
- 16 is the difference of the face areas.
- If you answered 152
- 152 adds the volumes.
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