SOLUTION: we need to put 16 individual caramels in a box. Each caramel is 1 cubic inch. List all the ways that 16 caramels can be neatly packaged in the box

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Question 612636: we need to put 16 individual caramels in a box. Each caramel is 1 cubic inch. List all the ways that 16 caramels can be neatly packaged in the box
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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we need to put 16 individual caramels in a box. Each caramel is 1 cubic inch. List all the ways that 16 caramels can be neatly packaged in the box
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1-layer box
1*16
2*8
4*4
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2-layer box
2*1*8
2*2*4
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4-layer box
4*1*4
4*2*2
4*4
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8-layer box
8*2
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16-layer box
16*1
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Cheers,
Stan H.