Question 12
How many 4-cm cubes can a cuboid measuring 2.5m by 1.2m by 53cm hold?
**Editorial note for this self-study exercise:** Find the maximum number of whole cubes in edge-parallel rows and layers: cube edges are parallel to the corresponding box edges. Use internal box dimensions, with no wall thickness or gaps required; do not cut or rotate cubes into tilted packings.
**Editorial note for this self-study exercise:** Find the maximum number of whole cubes in edge-parallel rows and layers: cube edges are parallel to the corresponding box edges. Use internal box dimensions, with no wall thickness or gaps required; do not cut or rotate cubes into tilted packings.