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Only the front and back faces of this cube are painted. How many of the small cubes have no paint once it is cut along the lines?

Competition practiceDice & Cubes
  • A1
  • B18
  • C15
  • D9

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Paint reaches only the front slice and the back slice of 9 cubes each. The middle slice of cubes has no paint. (18 is the number of painted cubes.)
Answer: D) 9

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