Towering
Geometry
Level
2
Make a tower of cubes by placing a base cube of 8 inches side length, placing a 4-inch-length cube on the center of the top face, a 2-inch-length cube on the center of the top of that, and top it with a 1-inch cube. What is the total volume of the tower in cubic inches?
The answer is 585.
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1 solution
Volume = total volume of the cubes used = 512 + 64 + 8 + 1 = 585 cubic inches