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The three faces you can see in the picture are painted; the hidden ones are not. After the cube is cut along the lines, how many small cubes have no paint?

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  • A64
  • B125
  • C216
  • D91

Step-by-Step Solution

An unpainted cube must avoid the top, front and right layers, which leaves 5 positions in each direction: . (64 removes a layer from both sides in each direction, as if all six faces were painted.)
Answer: B) 125

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