SOLUTION: A solid, rectangular metal box of length 8 inches, width 2 inches, and depth 4 inches is melted down. All of the liquid metal is used to cast a cube. What is the length of one si

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Question 1053124: A solid, rectangular metal box of length 8 inches, width 2 inches, and
depth 4 inches is melted down. All of the liquid metal is used to cast
a cube. What is the length of one side of the cube?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The volume of the box is,
V=8%2A2%2A4=64in%5E3
So then the volume of a cube is,
V=s%5E3=64
s=4 in