Question

A piece of cheese cut in the shape of a cube is 27 cubic inches. What is the length of each edge of the piece of cheese?

Answer 1

9

Answer 2

x^3 = 27
x= sqrt(27)
x=9

Answer 3

um, no...9 * 9 * 9 is not 27

Answer 4

its 3

Answer 5

apologies!

Answer 6

no - 3 is the answer - its cube root of 27

Answer 7

suparfly, the question to ask your self, is, x * x * x = 27... what is x?

Answer 8

It is 3..
\[\sqrt[3]{27} = 3\]... So the length of each side of the cube is 3 inches

Answer 9

its 3 im right not negative three

Answer 10

try a number, see if it is right, if not, re adjust your guess and try again.

Answer 11

k

Answer 12

so is it 3 inches or cubic inches

Answer 13

3 inches, because the measurement of the edge is linear, for example you could measure it with a ruler. cubic is when you are talking about the actual volume of the object.

Answer 14

ok