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Grade 5SuperchallengeVolume

Volume · Superchallenge problem

Stacks of 11-cm cubes stand on the 99 squares of a 33 by 33 grid (a square may have no cubes). Seen from the front, the tallest stacks in the left, middle and right columns are 33, 11 and 22 cubes tall. Seen from the side, the tallest stacks in the front, middle and back rows are 22, 33 and 11 cubes tall. What is the greatest number of cubes there could be?