Question

A cube consists of twenty-seven 2 × 2 × 2-inch small cubes. One of the corner cubes on the edge of the top layer fell off. Which statement is true about the surface area of the resulting solid?
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CLEAR CHECK
It is 8 square inches greater than the surface area of the original cube.
It is 8 square inches less than the surface area of the original cube.
It is the same as the surface area of the original cube.
It is 8 cubic inches less than the surface area of the original cube.

Answer 1

ANSWER:

• THE SURFACE AREA IS THE SAME AS THE SURFACE AREA OF THE ORIGINAL CUBE AS BEFORE