2003 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 3
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- The following problem is from both the 2003 AMC 12A #3 and 2003 AMC 10A #3, so both problems redirect to this page.
Problem
A solid box is cm by cm by cm. A new solid is formed by removing a cube cm on a side from each corner of this box. What percent of the original volume is removed?
Solution
The volume of the original box is
The volume of each cube that is removed is
Since there are corners on the box, cubes are removed.
So the total volume removed is .
Therefore, the desired percentage is
See Also
2003 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions |
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Followed by Problem 4 |
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All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions |
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