Question

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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.

(1 point)
Responses

54 in.2
54 in. squared

9 in.2
9 in. squared

18 in.2
18 in. squared

54 cm2
54 cm squared
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Answer 1

Each face is 3 × 3 = 9 sq in (since 3 small squares × 1 in each). The cube has 6 faces, so surface area = 6 × 9 = 54 in².

Answer: 54 in.²