SOLUTION: A rectangular solid block of aluminum has dimensions 2 cm by 2 cm by 16 cm. if the aluminum is melted down and recast as a cube, what is the difference(in square units) in the sur

Question 1042778: A rectangular solid block of aluminum has dimensions 2 cm by 2 cm by 16 cm. if the aluminum is melted down and recast as a cube, what is the difference(in square units) in the surface area between the rectangular solid and the cube?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The rectangle surface area,

The volume of the rectangular aluminum block, .

MAKING INTO A CUBE BLOCK
side length,

The surface area of this cube, .

Question asks for the difference between 136 and 24.
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