SOLUTION: You have two gallons of water. What are the dimensions of a cube that would hold that two gallons to the top edge of the cube. Either in imperial or metric units, your choice.

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Question 1006208: You have two gallons of water. What are the dimensions of a cube that would hold that two gallons to the top edge of the cube. Either in imperial or metric units, your choice.
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You have two gallons of water.
What are the dimensions of a cube that would hold that two gallons to the top edge of the cube.
Either in imperial or metric units, your choice.
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There are 231 cu inches in 1 gal; 462 cu/in in two gal
:
Find the cube root of 462 cu/in
s = 462^(1/3)
s = 7.73 in, each side of the cube