Sugar Cubes (Posted on 2002-12-24)

	Submitted by cges
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The total surface area of the three cubes (before any gluing occurs) is 96 + 24 + 6 =126. Glue the cubes so that one face of the medium size cube is entirely contained in one face of the largest cube. Then glue on the smallest cube so that two of its faces are entirely contained in the faces of the other two. The resulting surface area is 126 – 2(4) – 2(1) – 2(1) = 114.

	Subject	Author	Date
	answer	K Sengupta	2008-02-26 23:47:37
	Let's be specific....	Jim Alain	2005-01-14 23:24:42
	Solution-if you wanna play nitpicking	Joe C	2004-02-25 09:30:53
	Solution	Antonio	2003-08-22 02:17:20
	Solution	Antonio	2003-08-22 02:09:03
	re: Simple Simon met a Pieman who gave Simple Simon a problem called Sugar Cubes.	Vinodhan Selvarajalu	2003-05-18 00:46:49
	Simple Simon met a Pieman who gave Simple Simon a problem called Sugar Cubes.	Tim Axoy	2003-04-13 14:00:48
	re(2): As easy as 1,2,4 (corrections)	TomM	2002-12-25 02:52:21
	re: As easy as 1,2,4 (corrections)	np_rt	2002-12-24 23:58:32
	As easy as 1,2,4	TomM	2002-12-24 23:48:54