SOLUTION: the side length of a cube is 3k millimeter. if the cube has a volume of 3375 cubic millimeters fin the value of k

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Question 998328: the side length of a cube is 3k millimeter. if the cube has a volume of 3375 cubic millimeters fin the value of k
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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The formula for the volume of a cube is
V+=+s%5E3
If the side is 3k, then
V+=+3375+=+%283k%29%5E3+=+27k%5E3
so that
k%5E3+=+3375%2F27+=+125
and
k = 5