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Pack the Box 2 (Posted on 2004-11-24)

Pack 27 4cm x 5cm x 6cm blocks into a box measuring 15cm x 15cm x 15cm.

See The Solution Submitted by Brian Smith

Rating: 3.7500 (4 votes)

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First thoughts

| Comment 5 of 7 |

First of all, let us see whether is it possible to have 27 cubes or not.

We find that (15*15*15)/(4*5*6)>27

I worked out a case by hand and it is as follows:
654 546 465

I am sure there are other possibilities.

Posted by Sandeep on 2004-11-27 04:15:17

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