Difference between revisions of "2005 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 10"
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− | A wooden cube <math>n</math> units on a side is painted red on all six faces and then cut into <math>n^3</math> unit cubes. Exactly one-fourth of the total number of faces of the unit cubes are red. What is <math>n</math>? | + | A wooden [[cube]] <math>n</math> units on a side is painted red on all six faces and then cut into <math>n^3</math> unit cubes. Exactly one-fourth of the total number of faces of the unit cubes are red. What is <math>n</math>? |
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− | There are <math>6n^3</math> sides total, and <math>6n^2</math> are painted red. | + | There are <math>6n^3</math> sides total on the unit cubes, and <math>6n^2</math> are painted red. |
<math>\dfrac{6n^2}{6n^3}=\dfrac{1}{4} \Rightarrow n=4 \rightarrow \mathrm {B}</math> | <math>\dfrac{6n^2}{6n^3}=\dfrac{1}{4} \Rightarrow n=4 \rightarrow \mathrm {B}</math> | ||
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== See also == | == See also == |
Revision as of 14:02, 23 September 2007
Problem
A wooden cube units on a side is painted red on all six faces and then cut into
unit cubes. Exactly one-fourth of the total number of faces of the unit cubes are red. What is
?
Solution
There are sides total on the unit cubes, and
are painted red.
See also
2005 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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