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Grade 5SuperchallengeVolume

Volume · Superchallenge problem

A solid block of wood is 1010 cm long, 88 cm wide and 66 cm tall. A square tunnel 22 cm wide and 22 cm tall is cut straight through it from one end to the other, the long way. A second tunnel of the same size is cut straight through it from side to side, the short way, at the same height, so the two tunnels cross in the middle. What volume of wood is left, in cubic cm?