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Grade 6SuperchallengeSurface Area and Volume

Surface Area and Volume · Superchallenge problem

A box is 2142\frac{1}{4} inches by 33 inches by 3343\frac{3}{4} inches on the inside. It is filled exactly with cubes whose edges are 34\dfrac{3}{4} inch, and then the lid is closed. How many of the cubes touch the box (its bottom, its lid or one of its sides)?