Having problems with the volume of a cube. V=s^3 where s is the length of a side.

Question

It states to find the length of a side of a cube (rounding the answer to three decimal places) showing the steps of the problem; if the volume is

a) 800 cm³

b) 500 cm³

How did you get to the answer of the length of 800 cm ³  and 500 cm³

Am trying to figure out how you got your answers

Answer 1

In this problem you have to work backwards.  You start with the Volume and you take the cube route to find the side length.

A) 800 = s^3 so you take the cube route of both sides and that yields 9.283 cm = s.

B) 500 = s^3 so take the cube route of both sides and the yields 7.937 cm = s.