SOLUTION: A cube has a surface area of 200 square inches. Which choice is closest to the length of an edge of the cube?

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Question 953314: A cube has a surface area of 200 square inches. Which choice is closest to the length of an edge of the cube?
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a cube has 6 faces of equal area so 1 square face has area (200 sq in)/6=33.33 sq in The area of a square=side squared so s%5E2=33.33sq+in Find the square root of each side:s=sqrt%2833.33in%5E2%29=5.77 in ANSWER; The length of the edge of the cube is 5.77 inches.