To find the area of one face of the cube, you can use the formula for finding the area of a square:
Area = side * side
Given that each side of the cube is 2 inches, you can plug this value into the formula:
Area = 2 inches * 2 inches
Area = 4 square inches
Therefore, the area of one face of the cube is 4 square inches.
To find the total surface area of the cube, you need to calculate the area of all six faces of the cube and add them together. Since all faces of a cube are identical squares, you can simply multiply the area of one face by 6:
Total Surface Area = 6 * Area of one face
Total Surface Area = 6 * 4 square inches
Total Surface Area = 24 square inches
Therefore, the total surface area of the cube is 24 square inches.