Marilyn has 4,000 one-inch cubes. She wants to pack them into a carton. The carton is 1 foot high and its base is 1 foot by 2 feet. Will all the cubes fit into the carton? Explain how you know
The volume of one cube is 1 inch cubed. The volume of the carton is 2 feet cubed, or 24 inches cubed. So no, 4,000 cubes with 1 inch cube volume cannot fit into a 24-inch cubed container.
