Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

A solid, four-inch cube of wood is coated with blue paint on all six sides. Then the cube is cut into smaller one-inch cubes. These new one-inch cubes will have either three blue sides, two blue sides, one blue side, or no blue sides. How many of one sided colored will be there?

  1. 23

  2. 8

  3. 10

  4. 24

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A 4x4x4 cube has 6 faces. Each face has a 2x2 square of interior cubes (excluding edges) that have only one side painted. Since there are 6 faces and each has 4 such cubes (2*2=4), the total is 6 * 4 = 24.