SOLUTION: Suppose you had 100 sugar cubes. What is the largest cube you could build with the sugar cubes?

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Question 49233: Suppose you had 100 sugar cubes. What is the largest cube you could build with the sugar cubes?
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Try making a table:
2%5E3+=+8
3%5E3+=+27
4%5E3+=+64
5%5E3+=+125 Too much!
If you built a 4X4X4 cube you would use 64 of the 100 cubes.
If you built a 5X5X cube you would use 125 cubes, but you have only 100.