Answer
....less than twice the length...
Work Step by Step
Let a and b be the lengths of the sides of packages A and B, respectively.
$a^3=500=2*250, b^3=250$
Hence $a^3=2b^3<8b^3=(2b)^3$
Hence, $a<2b$
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