A hollow cube of size 5cm is taken , with the thickness of 1cm . it is made of smaller cubes of size 1cm . if the outer surface of the cube is painted how many faces of the smaller cubes remain unpainted?

A hollow cube of size 5cm is taken , with the thickness 
of 1cm . it is made of smaller cubes of size 1cm . if the 
outer surface of the cube is painted how many faces of the 
smaller cubes remain unpainted?

Ques:- A hollow cube of size 5cm is taken , with the thickness of 1cm . it is made of smaller cubes of size 1cm . if the outer surface of the cube is painted how many faces of the smaller cubes remain unpainted?
4 5953

4 Answers on this Question

  1. The big cube is completely hollow.. But, the thickness of
    its side is 1cm & this is made up of smaller cubes.
    Just like the walls of a room. The room is hollow, but, its
    thickness is due to smaller bricks. The 4 walls of this room
    is painted from the outside. And, you are asked totally how
    many sides of all the bricks are now unpainted.
    First, you need to know how many bricks (small cubes) are there.
    Size of big cube = 5cm
    Total volume of the big cube = 5*5*5 = 125cm^3
    Size of the hollow cube inside the big cube = 3cm
    Volume of the hollow space inside the big cube = 3*3*3 = 27cm^3
    Therefore, volume occupied by small cubes (or volume of
    thickness) = 125 โ€“ 27 = 98cm^3
    Size of each small cube = 1cm
    Volume of each small cube = 1*1*1 = 1cm^3
    Total number of small cubes in wall = 98 / 1 = 98
    In short, 98 small cubes make up the wall of the big cube.
    Each cube has 6 faces, so 98 cubes have = 98*6 faces = 588
    The four sides of the big cube have 100 painted faces.
    Because each big side has 25 faces of the small cubes.
    Therefore, total unpainted faces = 588 โ€“ 100 = 488

  2. The above answer would be correct if the question would be that 4 sides are painted, BUT here its given all the sides are painted of the bigger cube..
    So, no of painted faces = 25*6 = 150 (and not 25*4=100)
    so answer here would be :-
    588-150 = 438

  3. Answer:: is 488.how this is
    first, take 5 cm cube so its volume is 5^3=125
    and it is hallow of 1 cm thickness so the inner cube has 3cm
    edge
    so its volume is 27
    subtraction 125-27=98
    so 98 1cm cubes can be made
    in those 98
    18 are no color face cubes so no of faces that are not
    colored are 18*6=108
    20 are two color face cubes so 20*4=80 faces are not colored
    60 are one colored face so 60*5=300 faces are not colored.
    so totally 108+80+300 faces are not colored

  4. 430
    5x5x6 = 150 cube

    150 โ€“ 20( corner cube) = 130 cube

    130 x 3 (side remaining) = 390
    20 x 2 (side remaining) = 40
    total side remaining = 390 + 40 = 430

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