A cube is painted on all its faces and cut into 64 equal cubes. How many small cubes will have exactly one painted face?

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A 12
B 24
C 8
D 16

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Answer: B. 24

Cubes with exactly one painted face are the cubes in the middle of each face, excluding the edges. There are six faces. Six multiplied by 4 is 24.

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A cube is painted on all its faces and cut into 64 equal cubes. How many small cubes will have exactly one painted face?

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