CSATGeometry & MensurationCube Cuboid Cutting2016

A cube has all its faces painted with different colours. It is cut into smaller cubes of equal sizes such that the side of the small cube is one-fourth the big cube. The number of small cubes with only one of the sides painted is:

A

32

B

24

C

16

D

8

Correct Answer: Option B

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