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Directions: Using the digits 1 to 9 at most one time each, fill in the boxes to list the dimensions of a rectangular prism with the greatest volume.
Hint
What shaped rectangular prism has the most volume? How do we change the dimensions so they are as close to a cube as possible?
Answer
94, 85, and 76
Source: Robert Kaplinsky
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