document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=86100>Question 86100</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A metal worker is building a wire frame (represented by the dotted<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and solid lines in the diagram above) for a cubic box that is to have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a volume of 27 cubic feet. What is the total length of wire the metal<BR>\n" );
document.write( "worker will need?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A. 27 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. 36 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. 54 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. 81 feet </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #62209 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=62209\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The volume of cube can be found using this formula:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So if we know the volume is 27, this means V=27\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s%5E3=27 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s%5E3=27\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in V=27\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=root%283%2Cs%5E3%29=root%283%2C27%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"root%283%2Cs%5E3%29=root%283%2C27%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take the cube root of both sides  (this undoes the exponent)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the length of the side is 3 feet. Now lets count the number of segments. There are 12 segments that form the cube. So if we multiply 12 by 3 we'll get the total perimeter of the cube. It turns out that the perimeter of a cube is \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the perimeter of the cube is 36. So the answer is B)\r<BR>\n" );
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