A square piece of cardboard of sides 15 cm is folded to make a cube of sides 5 cm.
Is there enough cardboard?

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

The 15 cm by 15 cm piece of cardboard area = 225 cm².

A cube has six congruent faces. If each edge is 5 cm, the surface area is 6×5² = 150 cm². So there is enough cardboard to make a cube, but not by folding. You'd have to do some cutting and taping.