- A16
- B36
- C48
- D60
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The paint reaches only the top layer of cubes. The other three layers, cubes, have no paint. (16 is the painted layer.)
Answer: C) 48
Ravi paints just the top of a cube blue and cuts it along the lines shown. How many of the small cubes are free of paint?
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