CMAT 2025 Cubes Question (Medium)

Question

A cube of white material is painted red on all its surfaces. If it is cut into 125 smaller cubes of the same size, then how many cubes will have two sides painted red?

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What the question asks. A solid white cube is painted red over all six of its outer faces, then cut into 125 equal smaller cubes. We have to count how many of those small cubes end up with red paint on exactly two faces, no more and no fewer. Step 1. Fixing how many pieces lie along a side. The 125

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