Question

The object below is made with six identical cubes. Each cube edge is 3 inches long.

As
3 in.
What is the surface area of the object in square inches?

Answer 1

306 square inches.

Explanation:

All surfaces of the cubes are exposed to the outside except 2 ( where 2 of the cubes join).

6 separate cubes have 6 * 6 faces exposed so this object has 36 - 2 = 34 surfaces exposed.

Each face of one cube = 3*3 = 9 in^2.

Therefore the surface area = 9 * 34 = 306 in^2.