SOLUTION: How many cubic blocks with a side length of 1/4 unit are needed to fill a cube with a side length of 1/2 unit?

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Question 967119: How many cubic blocks with a side length of 1/4 unit are needed to fill a cube with a side length of 1/2 unit?
Answer by amarjeeth123(570) About Me  (Show Source):
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Volume of the larger cube =(1/2)^3=1/8 cubic units
Volume of the small cubes=(1/4)^3=1/64 cubic units
Number of cubes=Volume of larger cube/Volume of small cubes
Number of cubes=(1/8)/(1/64)=64/8=8 cubes