Harriet needs to ship a small vase. The box she is shipping it in is 216 cubic inches. If all the side lengths are the same, then what is the length of each side of the box?

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ellecullen · Answer

Hi,
A box has 4 sides originally, and if this box is being measured in volume, then it  has 24 sides if you draw a cube.  216/24 would be your mathematical step. The answer is 9. So 9 inches is each side. 
Elle, 
High School Senior