SOLUTION: A book shaped like a cube has edge lengths of 5cm. How many square centimeters of paper would you need to cover the entire book?

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Question 1153329: A book shaped like a cube has edge lengths of 5cm. How many square centimeters of paper would you need to cover the entire book?
Answer by ikleyn(52786)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The cube has 6 faces.


Each face area is 5*5 = 25 square centimeters.


Hence . . . . what ?


ANSWER.  150 square centimeters.


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