document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=252445>Question 252445</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a painted 2 x 2 x 2 cube is cut into eight unit cubes . if you consider the total surface area of all eight small cubes , what fraction of this total surface area is painted\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a  1/8  b  1/4  c  1/2  d  5/8  e  3/4 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a 1/8 b 1/4 c 1/2 d 5/8 e 3/4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The surface area of a cube with sides s = 6s^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The painted surface is 6*2^2 = 24 sq units<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total area after cutting is 8*6*1^2 = 48 sq units<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So it's 1/2<BR>\n" );
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