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# If a cube with the length of the side of 4 cm is cut into smaller cube

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If a cube with the length of the side of 4 cm is cut into smaller cubes with the length of the side of 1 cm, then what is the percentage increase in the surface area of the resulting cubes?

A. 4%
B. 166%
C. 266%
D. 300%
E. 400%

Originally posted by Ansh10 on 03 Nov 2018, 22:52.
Last edited by Bunuel on 04 Nov 2018, 01:56, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: If a cube with the length of the side of 4 cm is cut into smaller cube  [#permalink]

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03 Nov 2018, 23:21
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Surface area of larger cube = 6 * 4*4 = 96
No of cubes of 1cm each = 4*4*4 = 64
surface area of 64 small cubes = 64 * 6 * 1*1 = 384

% Inc = (384-96) 100 / 96
= 300%
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Re: If a cube with the length of the side of 4 cm is cut into smaller cube  [#permalink]

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04 Nov 2018, 01:57
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If a cube with the length of the side of 4 cm is cut into smaller cubes with the length of the side of 1 cm, then what is the percentage increase in the surface area of the resulting cubes?

A. 4%
B. 166%
C. 266%
D. 300%
E. 400%

A cube has 6 faces.

The surface area of a cube with the length of the side of 4 cm is $$6*4^2=6*16$$ $$cm^2$$.

Now, since the volume of the big cube is $$4^3=64$$ $$cm^3$$ and the volume of the smaller cubes is $$1^3=1$$ $$cm^3$$, then when the big cube is cut into the smaller cubes we'll get $$\frac{64}{1}=64$$ little cubes. Each of those little cubes will have the surface area equal to $$6*1^2=6$$ $$cm^2$$, so total surface are of those 64 little cubes will be $$6*64$$ $$cm^2$$.

$$6*64$$ is 4 times more than $$6*16$$ which corresponds to 300% increase.

Or: general formula for percent increase or decrease, (percent change): $$\text{Percent} = \frac{\text{Change}}{\text{Original}}*100$$

So the percent increase will be: $$Percent=\frac{\text{Change}}{\text{Original}}*100=\frac{6*64-6*16}{6*16}*100=300%$$.

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