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Question 339372: a glass factory has an order for 1000 glass paper weighs; each is to be form of a cube. if this order requires 8000 cubic inches of glass, what is the surface area of one of the paper weighs? Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! a glass factory has an order for 1000 glass paper weighs; each is to be form of a cube. if this order requires 8000 cubic inches of glass, what is the surface area of one of the paper weighs?
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Let x = length of one side of the cube
then
x^3 is the volume of one cube
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1000x^3 = 8000
x^3 = 8
x = 2 inches
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Surface of one side of cube:
2^2 = 4 square inches
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Since there are 6 sides to a cube, the surface area is:
6 * 4 = 24 square inches
