document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1085972>Question 1085972</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that a cube of with edge 3 inches was lengthen of 4 inches .By how much did the total surface area increased? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #700088 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=700088\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A cube has 6 sides. The area of each side is s^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your cube has a side (edge, same thing) of 3 and 3^2 = 9 Multiply 9*6 to find the total surface of the cube.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The new cube has a side of ? I don't understand \"lengthen of 4 inches\" Do you mean a length of 4 inches or lengthened by 4 inches (this would be 3+4 = 7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It doesn't matter, though, because I told you above what you have to do: Take the length of the edge (side) and square it. Multiply the result times 6 to get the total area of this cube, then subtract the total for the first cube to find out how much the total surface increased. </SPAN>\n" );
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