Cube Surface Area Volume

The individual units in the Rubiks cube are 1 inch on each side. Based on this information take a guess at what the surface area of the cube would be.

Answer: __ units²

Answer explanation

Each unit in the Rubiks cube is 1 in. There are 3 for the base and 3 for the height. A=BH so A=9. Since the cube as 6 sides we can add 9+9+9+9+9+9 or we multiply 9x6 and find our surface area to be 54 in²

what is the volume?

• 72

• 27

• 1.5

• 272

The volume of a cube is 64 inches cubed. What is the side length of the cube in inches?

Mathematical Equivalence

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The formula for the surface area of a cube is 6s²     What is the surface area of cube if the length is 10?

• 3600

• 360

• 600

• 120

Each side of this ice cube measures 2 inches.  What is the volume of the ice cube?

• 6 cubic inches

• 8 cubic inches

• 12 cubic inches

• 8 square inches

What is the volume of this Rubik cube if each small cube measures 1 centimeter?

• 3 cubic centimeters

• 9 cubic centimeters

• 27 cubic centimeters

• 18 cubic centimeters

What is the volume of this toy block if each side measures 5 centimeters?

• 15 cubic centimeters

• 125 cubic centimeters

• 15 square centimeters

• 125 square centimeters

The surface area of a cube is 864 cm². What must be the length of each edge?

• 6 cm

• 12 cm

• 144 cm

• 288 cm

How do you define volume?

• The number of square units needed to cover a surface or figure.

• The distance around a figure.

• The number of cubic units needed to fill a solid figure.

• The face of a solid.

What is a unit cube?

• A cube with a length, width, and height of 2 units.

• A rectangular prism with a length and width of 1 unit, and a height of 2 units.

• A square.

• A cube with a length, width, and height of 1 unit.