cubic measurements

[happy_face]

I've always been rubbish at maths so was hoping someone could help me. If someone says to you that an area is 4 cubic metres does that mean it's 4m x 4m x 4m? So width, length and height are all individually 4 metres

Thanks

[Rollo]

No. It means that the length times the width times the height (all in metres) equals 4. It's not an area - that would be square metres - cubic metres refers to volume.

So it could be 2m X 2m X 1m - as an example.

[squarebear]

Yours would be 4 metres cubed rather than 4 cubic metres.

[PeteHull]

that would be a cube wich measures 4mtres by 4 metres and would be 4 metres high.
The someone in the question is refering to an area where it should be refering to volume.

hope that is clear...

Pete

[sqad617]

Zac...Rollo is correct.

Now, how could 2m x2m x 1m = 64 cubic metres....it can't

There is a difference between cubic metres and metres cubed.

[carrust]

I thought metres cubic & cubic meters were were the number...say 3, to the power of 3.
eg. 3x3x3=27

[carrust]

whoops that was gobbledegook.
Meters cubed & cubic meters are the same...aren't they?

[mollykins]

your thinking of cubed

squared and cubed numbers are numbers to an indice of 2 and 3. ofcourse your can get numbers to the power of any other number. even minus and decimal numbers.

[sqad617]

Sorry Zac...got mixed up with poster and questioner. LOL