SOLUTION: 12,000 sugar cubes stacked together makes what size cube?

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Question 330689: 12,000 sugar cubes stacked together makes what size cube?
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, solver91311:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let a side of a sugar cube = s
Then the volume of a sugar cube = s%5E3
The volume of 12000 sugar cubes = 12000s%5E3
This isn't a cube, since 12000 is not a perfect
cube.

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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You cannot make a cube stacking exactly 12,000 cubes. In order for a number of cubes to be stacked together to form a larger cube, you would have to start with a number of smaller cubes such that the number is a perfect cube, such as:













John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it