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Question
How many cubes each of side 0.5 cm are required to build a cube of volume 8 cm3?
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Solution
Volume of a cube = (Side)3
∵ Side of cube = 0.5 cm
∴ Volume of the cube = (0.5)3 = 0.125 cm3
The number of cubes required to make volume of 8 cm3 cube
= `8/0.125`
= `8000/125`
= 64 cubes
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