SOLUTION: how can i work out the length, height and width of a cube when i only have the volume (48cm3)? i have used the calculator's cube root function. But is there a more practical workin

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Question 298199: how can i work out the length, height and width of a cube when i only have the volume (48cm3)? i have used the calculator's cube root function. But is there a more practical working out.
Found 2 solutions by Edwin McCravy, richwmiller:
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
how can i work out the length, height and width of a cube when i only have the volume (48cm3)? i have used the calculator's cube root function. But is there a more practical working out.

Since it's a cube, the length, height, and width are all the same,
and we just speak of an "edge" and call it "e".



Take cube roots of both sides:





So each edge of the cube is .
And the edge is the same as the length, height, and width.

Edwin


Answer by richwmiller(17219)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

A cube has all sides equal. So the cube root of 48 is the length, wide and height
Find the factors.
8*6
2*cube root of (6)

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