Question

Yuna finds a box with an open top. Each side is 8 inches long. If she fills this box with identical 2 in by 2 in by 2 in cubes, how many of these cubes will be touching the box?

Answer 1

52 cubes.

Explanation:

The number touching the opposite sides of the box = 2* 4*4 = 32.

The number touching the other 2 sides = 2* 2 * 4 = 16,

The number only touching the bottom = 4 .

Answer 52