Geometry and TrigonometryVery hardHeight of a box with the same volume as a cube
Geometry and Trigonometry practice question
A cube has edges of 4 centimetres. A rectangular box with a square base of side 8 centimetres has the same volume as the cube. What is the height of the box, in centimetres?
Answer: 1
The cube's volume is 64, and 64 ÷ (8 × 8) = 1.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 2
- 2 divides 64 by 32.
- If you answered 8
- 8 divides 64 by 8 once.
- If you answered 0.5
- 0.5 halves 1.
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