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An illustration shows a Rubik’s cube made up of three by three smaller cubes on each side.

Given that each square is 1 inch, find the surface area of this puzzle game.

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Responses

18 in.2
18 in. squared

9 in.2
9 in. squared

54 in.2
54 in. squared

54 cm2

1 answer

The surface area of a Rubik's cube is given by the formula A = 6s^2, where s is the length of each side. In this case, since each smaller cube on the Rubik's cube has a side length of 1 inch, the surface area is:

A = 6(1 inch)^2 = 6 in^2

Therefore, the correct answer is 6 in.2