document.write( "Question 1095658: A 3-inch wooden cube is cut into twenty-seven 1-inch cubes. What is the percent increase in total surface area? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "The original cube with 3-inch edge has the surface area of 6*(3*3) = 6*9 = 54 square inches.\r\n" );
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document.write( "When cut into  27  1-inch cubes, it generates 27 small cubes with the surface area of 6*1*1 = 6 square inches each.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the total surface area for all 27 cubes is 27*6 = 162 square inches.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The percent of increase is  = 200%.\r\n" );
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