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Cheese Cut Conclusion (Posted on 2016-02-23)

A block of cheese in the shape of a rectangular cuboid measures 10 cm x 13 cm x 14 cm. Ten slices are cut from the cheese. Each slice has a width of 1 cm and is cut parallel to one face of the cheese.

Determine the maximum possible volume in cubic cm of the remaining block of cheese after ten slices have been cut off.

Submitted by K Sengupta

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Solution: (Hide)

Maximum possible volume of the remaining block =9*9*9 = 729 cu cm.
For an explanation, refer to:
The solution posited by Brian Smith in this location.
The solution submitted by Charlie in this location.

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Subject	Author	Date
A couple of different ways	Brian Smith	2016-02-23 12:12:50
it would seem... (spoiler)	Charlie	2016-02-23 11:20:35

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