SOLUTION: a cube of 3 units is painted on all sides.If this cube is divided into cubes of 1 unit,how many cube have none of their faces painted? (a)... (b)2 (c)1 (d)0 (e)none of thes

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Question 2038: a cube of 3 units is painted on all sides.If this cube is divided into cubes of 1 unit,how many cube
have none of their faces painted?
(a)...
(b)2
(c)1
(d)0
(e)none of these

Answer by khwang(438) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 3^3 = 27 small cubes if unit 1(^3).
There 3 levels: top,middle and the bottom level..
We see that the center cube of the middle level (9 cubes)is not painted.
So, the answer is (c)1.
Try to figure out the diagram of the 27 cubes.