document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=38584>Question 38584</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The Emperor of Lilliput gives Gulliver a daily allowance of food and drink that is equivalent to the amount given to 1728 Lilliputians.  If Gulliver's allowance of food and drink will fit in a cubical box that measures 24 \"blots\" along each edge, what is the edge length of the cubical box for one Lilliputian's daily allowance of food and drink? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #24099 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=24099\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The size of Gulliver's food allotment is a cubical box that is 24 \"blots\" on each side.  Therefore, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=V+=+24%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"V+=+24%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 13824 cubic blots.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13824 cubic blots = food for 1728 Lilliputians, so divide both sides of this \"equation\" by 1728 to get <BR>\n" );
document.write( "8  cubic blots = food for 1 Lilliputian.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the food for 1 Lilliputian would be a cube whose volume is 8 cubic blots.  That is, a cube that is  2 \"blots\" on each side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's the final answer:  the Lilliputian's cube is 2 \"blots\" on each side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P.S.  Where are you guys getting these problems??? </SPAN>\n" );
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