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A painted cube is cut into eight equal small cubes by one cut in each direction, as shown. How many painted faces does each small cube have?

Competition practiceDice & Cubes
  • A3
  • B2
  • C1
  • D4

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With only two cubes along each edge, every small cube is a corner cube of the big cube, and three of its faces were on the outside. So each has 3 painted faces.
Answer: A) 3

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