SOLUTION: Jessica needs to ship a package of flour to a baker. She has 54 cubic centimeters of flour to send. The post office will not ship any box which has an edge 10 centimeters or longer

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Question 914122: Jessica needs to ship a package of flour to a baker. She has 54 cubic centimeters of flour to send. The post office will not ship any box which has an edge 10 centimeters or longer.
What dimensions will hold exactly 54 cubic centimeters of flour, but whose edge lengths are all whole numbers less than 10 centimeters?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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From the factors of 54 which are 3*3*3*2 we can make
3*3*6
9*3*2