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Grade 6SuperchallengeSurface Area and Volume

Surface Area and Volume · Superchallenge problem

A fish tank is a box 6060 cm long, 4040 cm wide and 5050 cm tall, and it holds water 2929 cm deep. Solid bricks, each 1010 cm by 1010 cm by 2020 cm, are lowered in one at a time and sink to the bottom. What is the greatest number of bricks that can be put in before any water spills over the top?