- A24
- B18
- C16
- D20
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The two end cubes have 5 painted faces each (all but the face that touched a neighbour) and the two middle cubes have 4 each. . (24 counts all faces of the four cubes.)
Answer: B) 18
A rod of four small cubes in a row is painted all over and then broken into the four cubes. How many small faces carry paint altogether?
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