SOLUTION: A godown of size 9m * 6m * 4m can hold 1000 equal cube-sized boxes. What is the measure of each side of one box ?

Question 800176: A godown of size
9m * 6m * 4m can hold 1000 equal cube-sized boxes. What is the measure of each side of one box ?
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
THE FIFTH GRADER SOLUTION:
The total storage volume available is

If that space is totally used to store } boxes each box would have a volume of
If a cube-shaped box has a volume of , the length of the side of such a box is

FANCY_SOUNDING:
If you want to sound fancier and look like it's really complicated algebra,
= length of the side of one cube-shaped box, in meters.
= volume of one cube-shaped box, in cubic meters.
= volume (in cubic meters) of 1000 cube shaped boxes with side length meters.
Our equation is

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