SOLUTION: . If the sum of the lengths of the edges of a cube is 48 inches, the volume of the cube is?

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Question 418623: .
If the sum of the lengths of the edges of a cube is 48 inches, the volume of the cube is?

Found 2 solutions by mananth, ikleyn:
Answer by mananth(16949) About Me  (Show Source):
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12 lengths
48/12
=3
Volume = 3*3*3=27 cu.inches

Answer by ikleyn(53426) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the sum of the lengths of the edges of a cube is 48 inches, the volume of the cube is?
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        The solution and the answer in the post by @mananth both are incorrect.
        I came to bring a correct solution.


12 edges.

48/12 = 4.

The cube's volume is  4*4*4 = 4%5E3 = 64 cubic inches.    ANSWER

Solved correctly.