Maria needs to fill an empty storage container with wooden cubes measuring 2 cm across each face. the container is in the shape of a cube 10 cm wide.

how many wooden cubes does maria need to fill the container? \

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hi,

6x times 4 is 24x and 5 times 4 is 20, so the answer is 24x+20.

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hello from mrbilldoesmath!

answer:

(7 x + 6 y) (49 x^2 - 42 x y + 36 y^2)

discussion:

the trick is to recognize that 343 = 7^3 and 216 = 6^3 and, in general,

a^3 + b^3 =   (a + b) (a^2 - a b + b^2).

in our case

343x^3+216y^3   =   (7x)^3 + (6y)^3

so take a = 7x and b = 6y in the above equation to get the answer.

you,

mrb