A factory in Pune makes cubical soap pieces of edge 5 cm. These are packed into a cuboidal carton measuring 20 cm x 15 cm x 10 cm with no gaps. How many soap pieces fit exactly in one carton?

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24. Carton volume = 20 x 15 x 10 = 3000 cm^3. Soap volume = 5^3 = 125 cm^3. Number = 3000/125 = 24.

A factory in Pune makes cubical soap pieces of edge 5 cm.
These are packed into a cuboidal carton measuring 20 cm $x$ 15 cm $x$ 10 cm with no gaps.
How many soap pieces fit exactly in one carton?

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A factory in Pune makes cubical soap pieces of edge 5 cm.These are packed into a cuboidal carton measuring 20 cm x 15 cm x 10 cm with no gaps.How many soap pieces fit exactly in one carton?

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Master this chapter in 30 minutes a day.

More Class 8 Volume of Solids practice

A factory in Pune makes cubical soap pieces of edge 5 cm.
These are packed into a cuboidal carton measuring 20 cm $x$ 15 cm $x$ 10 cm with no gaps.
How many soap pieces fit exactly in one carton?