document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1201527>Question 1201527</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Below is 4*4*4 cube. Matuk painted all six faces purple. when it dried he separated the small cubes and then glued the small cubes together with yellow glue to make a solid block. Before the glue dried he pushed out all the blocks which had purple paint on only one face. He pushed out from the front first. Then he pushed out the blocks from the side then the blocks form the top. How many cubes did he push out?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)32   b) 24    c)64     d)48 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The blocks that had purple paint on only one face, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;are 2x2 = 4 &nbsp;blocks at &nbsp;EVERY &nbsp;face of the original &nbsp;4x4-cube.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;They are the blocks at every face that are not adjacent \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the edges or the corners of the original 4x4-cube.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, &nbsp;to get the answer, &nbsp;you need to add &nbsp;2x2 = 4 &nbsp;small blocks <BR>\n" );
document.write( "as many times, &nbsp;as many faces you are interested in your exercise.\r<BR>\n" );
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