if a cube that has a length height and width of 4cm is broken down into 8 cubes of equal size what is the surface area of the 8cm cubes

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22 July, 12:06

if a cube that has a length height and width of 4cm is broken down into 8 cubes of equal size what is the surface area of the 8cm cubes

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Albert Wallace · Answer 1

144 cm²

Explanation:

In dividing to 8 cubes the side of a cube will be 2 cm.

It can be taken by volume as

4*4*4 = 8 * (l*l*l) where l = length of the cube required.

So surface area of a small cube is 6 * (2*2) = 24 cm²

Six such cubes will have a surface area of 144 cm²