SOLUTION: Sana completley filled a cube with small cubes. The volume of the box is 216 cubic inches. Each cube is 2 inches in length and has a mass of 2 grams. What is the combined mass of a

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Question 1073642: Sana completley filled a cube with small cubes. The volume of the box is 216 cubic inches. Each cube is 2 inches in length and has a mass of 2 grams. What is the combined mass of all the cubes Sana used to fill the box.
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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If each cube is 2 inches in length, then 2x2x2=8 cubic inches are taken up by each smaller cube. Since the volume of the box is 216 cu.in., then: 216/8= 27 little cubes fit into the box. 27 x 2 grams=54 gms. total as the combined weight of all the cubes in the box. ☺☺☺☺