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Grade 5SuperchallengeVolume

Volume · Superchallenge problem

A tower is built from 11-inch cubes in square layers, each one cube thick. The top layer is 11 cube by 11 cube, the next layer down is 22 by 22, the next is 33 by 33, and so on, each layer one cube wider than the one above. The finished tower has a volume of 204204 cubic inches. How many layers does it have?