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UKMT Intermediate Mathematical Challenge, 2018

Number theory Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

Which of these is the sum of the cubes of two consecutive integers?

(A) $4$ (B) $9$ (C) $16$ (D) $25$ (E) $36$

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