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CEMC Pascal, 2004

Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

A container in the shape of a cube has edge length 20 cm and contains some water. A solid gold cube, with edge length 15 cm, sinks to the bottom of this container, causing the water level to rise just to the top of the solid cube. Which of the following is closest to the original depth of the water?

(A) 6.56 cm6.56\ \text{cm} (B) 8.25 cm8.25\ \text{cm} (C) 10.50 cm10.50\ \text{cm} (D) 5.31 cm5.31\ \text{cm} (E) 7.50 cm7.50\ \text{cm}

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