SOLUTION: Joe and Blue are making blocks. A rectangular wooden block measuring 8cmx5cmx3cm is painted blue and then cut into 120 cubes, each with an edge of 1cm. How many of these cubes are
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Question 544398: Joe and Blue are making blocks. A rectangular wooden block measuring 8cmx5cmx3cm is painted blue and then cut into 120 cubes, each with an edge of 1cm. How many of these cubes are painted blue on exactly one of their faces?
Answer by friesr(113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the block has 6 sides
2 at 8x5= 40
2 at 8x3= 24
2 at 5x3= 15
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