Mustafa builds two cubes using 1-cm cubes. The first cube has a side length of 7 cm. The second cube has a side length of 8 cm. Use the information about Mustafa’s cubes to write a word problem about volume.
a. Pose a problem
b. Solve your problem
For a), you could write about either the first cube or the second cube.
example:
a) What is the volume of the first cube?
b) 7^3 = 343 cm^3.