A cube is painted red on all faces.

A cube is painted red on all faces. It is then cut into 27 equal smaller cubes. How many cubes are painted on only 2 faces?

Quiz

Answer/Solution

12

Steps/Work

The mini-cubes with 2 painted sides are ALL on the edge of the cube, in the "middle" of the edge.
There are 4 in front, 4 in back and 4 more on the "strip" that runs around the left/top/right/bottom of the cube.
4 + 4 + 4 = 12.
Answer A