document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=231445>Question 231445</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the maximum number of 4-cm cubes that can fit into abox which measures 15 cm by 10 cm by 18 cm </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #171281 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=171281\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "height = 15 cm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width = 10 cm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "depth = 18 cm.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take 4 cm cubes and lay them in the bottom of the box.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You get 2 cubes wide by 4 cubes deep by 1 cube high.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You do this with 8 cubes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lay another layer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's another 8 cubes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lay another layer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's another 8 cubes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "All together you havre 24 cubes in the container.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's 3 cubes * 2 cubes * 4 cubes = 24 cubes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can't put anymore in because 15 inch cube height / 4 = 3 plus a fraction, and 10 / 4 = 2 plus a fraction, and 18 / 4 = 4 plus a fraction, and fractions are not allowed.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total square cm you have used is 12 * 8 * 16 = 1536.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total square cm in the container is 15 * 10 * 18 = 2700.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The difference is empty space.\r<BR>\n" );
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