A cube has a total surface area of 96 square inches. What is the volume of the cube in cubic inches?
64 cubic inches
A cube has 6 equal faces. 96 / 6 = 16 square inches per face. The side length is the square root of 16, which is 4 inches. The volume is 4^3 = 64.
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