SOLUTION: Javier has forty 1-centimeter cubes. He builds a rectangular prism with 6 cubes in the bottom layer. He wants to have the fewest cubes left over. How many layers can Javier make

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Question 1158606: Javier has forty 1-centimeter cubes. He builds
a rectangular prism with 6 cubes in the bottom
layer. He wants to have the fewest cubes left
over. How many layers can Javier make?
Answer by Shin123(626) About Me  (Show Source):
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Javier can make 6 layers. He uses 6%2A6=36 cubes and 4 left over.