SOLUTION: Jerry built a 3-inch cube to hold his marble. he wants to build a cube with a volume 6 times larger. How much will each edge measure?
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Question 1014860: Jerry built a 3-inch cube to hold his marble. he wants to build a cube with a volume 6 times larger. How much will each edge measure?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3 inch cube is 3^3=27 cu in volume
volume 6 times larger is 27*6=162 cu in.
cube root of 162=5.45 inches.
cube the edge to get the volume
cube root of the volume to get the edge.
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