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The volume of a cuboid is 7 cubic centimetres.When measured in centimetres, its length, width and height all have whole number values.Pass on the total of the lengths, in centimetres, of all the edges of the cuboid
Original post by Drtllll..
The volume of a cuboid is 7 cubic centimetres.When measured in centimetres, its length, width and height all have whole number values.Pass on the total of the lengths, in centimetres, of all the edges of the cuboid


What are you unsure about? Also, not sure what te bold means?
Okay so far I got v=lxbxh
So 7=7x1x1

So would the sum be 9 which is 7+1+1=9
Or would it be 4(7+1+1)=36??

The bold was supposed to say sum of the total length
Original post by Drtllll..
Okay so far I got v=lxbxh
So 7=7x1x1

So would the sum be 9 which is 7+1+1=9
Or would it be 4(7+1+1)=36??

The bold was supposed to say sum of the total length

Assuming the wording is accurate, the sum of all the edges should be 36.
(edited 1 year ago)

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