Question

How many cubaical blocks of side $50cm$ can be cut from a cubical block of wood of side $1m$?

Answer 1

Big cube: side $=100cm=1m$

Volume$=A^3=100\times 100\times 100$

$=1000000c{m}^3$

Small cubes: Side $=50cm$

Volume$=a^3=50\times 50\times 50$

$=125000c{m}^3$

No. of cubes that can be cut

$=\frac{1000000}{125000}=8$.