SOLUTION: Volume of the cube is 50ft^3 (cubed) To the nearest inch, what is the side length of the cube shown?

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Question 768085: Volume of the cube is 50ft^3 (cubed) To the nearest inch, what is the side length of the cube shown?
Answer by algebrahouse.com(1659) About Me  (Show Source):
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In a cube, all sides are equal.

Volume of a cube = (one side)³
V = s³
50 = s³ {substituted 50, in for volume, into volume formula}
s ≈ 3.684 {took the cube root of each side and rounded}

s ≈ 44 inches {rounded to the nearest inch as you commanded}

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