Question

Alberto has 250 cubes with edge lengths of 1 centimeter.Which two volumes represent rectangular prisms that Alberto could fit all of his cubes into.
256,248,236,260,225

Answer 1

256 and 260

they are the only answer choices that are equal to or bigger than 250. In order for all of the cubes to fit, the volume has to be bigger. Also, 1 times 1 times 1 is 1.

Answer 2

"ChewbaccaGirl's" answer is correct, and nicely explained,
so I don't need to repeat it.  I'll just give you another way to
look at the problem, and that might help you focus in on it:

Information:
The volume of a cube whose edges are all 1 centimeter long is

                     (length) x (width) x (height)

                 =   (1 cm) x (1 cm)  x (1 cm)  =  1 cm³


Now here's another way to look at the problem:

Alberto has 250 teeny tiny paper cups,
with 1 ounce of water in each one.

Which two jars could Alberto pour all of his
tiny cups of water into:

-- a 256-ounce jar
-- a 248-ounce jar
-- a 236-ounce jar
-- a 260-ounce jar
-- a 225-ounce jar                        ?

Does that help you see what's going on here ?