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Looking straight down on this arrangement of cubes from above, how many square cube tops would you see?

Competition practiceDice & Cubes
  • A7
  • B9
  • C6
  • D5

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From directly above you see one square for every column that has at least one cube, whatever its height. Columns: 3 in the back row, 2 in the middle row and 1 in the front row: 6. (7 counts every cube.)
Answer: C) 6

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