stephen needs to place several cubic packages in a shipping box that measures 12 inches by 18 inches by 24 inches.

648cubes
The formula for calculating the volume of a box is expressed as
[tex]V=lwh[/tex]where;
l is the length
w is the width
h is the height
Find the volume of the shipping box
[tex]\begin{gathered} V=12in\times18in\times24in \\ V=5184in^3 \end{gathered}[/tex]Determine the dimension of the cubic package
[tex]\begin{gathered} V_c=2in\times2in\times2in \\ V_c=8in^3 \end{gathered}[/tex]Determine the number of cubes that can fit in the shipping box.
[tex]\begin{gathered} number\text{ of cubes}=\frac{5184in^3}{8in^3} \\ number\text{ of cubes}=648cubes \end{gathered}[/tex]Therefore the maximum number of cubes that can fit into the box is 648cubes