SOLUTION: is it possible for the surface area of a cube to be larger than its volume

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Question 258227: is it possible for the surface area of a cube to be larger than its volume
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, Alan3354:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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A cube of side 1 will have a volume of 1 but the surface area of the 6 sides will be 6. But surface area and volume are different measures
volume is cubic and area is square.

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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It's possible for it to be a bigger number, but the units are different.
A cube 2 units on a side has a volume of 8 cubic units.
It's surface area is 6*2^2 = 24 square units.
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