Class 6 · Olympiad Prep

In the same 3×3×3 painted cube cut into 27 pieces, how many small cubes have exactly 3 faces painted?

  • A.4
  • B.6
  • C.8 ✓
  • D.12
Explanation: The corner cubes are the only ones touching 3 outer faces — a cube has 8 corners.

Class 6 IMO Mathematics Olympiad practice · Visual & Spatial Reasoning · Mirror Images, Folding & Cubes

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