Right Rectangular Prisms & Pyramids Unit Test
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Question
Use the image to answer the question.
An illustration shows a Rubik’s cube made up of three by three smaller cubes on each side.
Given that each square is 1 inch, find the surface area of this puzzle game.
(1 point)
Responses
18 in.2
18 in. squared
9 in.2
9 in. squared
54 cm2
54 cm squared
54 in.2
The surface area of the Rubik's cube can be found by calculating the surface area of each individual smaller cube on the outside of the larger cube.
Since each smaller cube has 6 faces, and there are 3 by 3 smaller cubes on each side of the larger cube, there are a total of 6 * (3 * 3) = 54 smaller cube faces.
Since each small cube face has an area of 1 inch squared, the total surface area of the Rubik's cube is 54 inches squared.
Therefore, the correct answer is:
54 in.2