1972 AHSME Problem 12

The number of cubic feet in the volume of a cube is the same as the number of square inches in its surface area. The length of the edge expressed as a number of feet is

\textbf{(A) }6\qquad \textbf{(B) }864\qquad \textbf{(C) }1728\qquad \textbf{(D) }6\times 1728\qquad \textbf{(E) }2304

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