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A block cut into three, two pieces stacked
The question
In Figure 1, a wooden block is 30 cm by 16 cm by 8 cm. A carpenter cuts it into 3 equal rectangular pieces. She puts 2 of the pieces one on top of the other to make a new cuboid, as in Figure 2. What is the volume of the cuboid in Figure 2?
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Answer
2560 cm³
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