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QJ Rachel has an empty box 2 cm by 3 cm by 4 cm.

She has also made several cuboids like these.

a Describe what combination of cuboids Rachel could use to fill her box.
b Try to find another way to fill the box.

~ Rob has four cuboids like A, one cuboid like B
and one cuboid like C.

cuboid C
cuboid A cuboid B
REMEMBER
a Find the volume of each type of cuboid.
A cube is a cuboid with edges
b Find the total volume of all his cuboids. which are all the same length.

@] Rob needs to pack the six cuboids into a box exactly the right size.

a Write what dimensions Rob's box should have.
b Could the box have other dimensions and still be the right size?
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