A piece of tin is in the form of a rectangle having length 12 cm and width 8 cm. This is used to construct a closed cube. The side of the cube is:

A

2 cm

B

3 cm

C

4 cm

D

6 cm

Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation

Okay, let's look at this. I'm given a rectangular piece of tin, 12 cm long and 8 cm wide. First, I need to find its total area. Calculating the area of a rectangle is a basic skill we've seen in CSAT before, like in a 2014 question [1, 3]. So,

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