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Posted by Aleah on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 12:06am.

How many liters are contained in a cube with each edge 1 m? a. 0.01 b. 10 c. 100 d. 1,000

• geometry - Reiny, Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 8:24am

  It is generally accepted that 1 litre fills a cube of 10 cm by 10 cm by 10 cm, or, since 10 cm = 1 dm, there would be 10 by 10 by 10 or 1000 dm^3 in 1 m^3 So clearly 1000 litres would go into the cube of 1 m on each side.

  
  

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