{"id":21361,"date":"2019-05-21T02:16:38","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T20:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/?p=21361"},"modified":"2022-11-16T17:24:37","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T11:54:37","slug":"each-of-27-white-1-centimeter-cubes-will-have-exactly-one-face-painted-red-if-these-27-cubes-are-joined-together-to-form-one-large-cube-as-shown-above-what-is-the-greatest-possible-fraction-of-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/each-of-27-white-1-centimeter-cubes-will-have-exactly-one-face-painted-red-if-these-27-cubes-are-joined-together-to-form-one-large-cube-as-shown-above-what-is-the-greatest-possible-fraction-of-the\/","title":{"rendered":"Each of 27 white 1-centimeter cubes will have exactly one face painted red. If these 27 cubes are joined together to form one large cube, as shown above, what is the greatest possible fraction of the surface area that could be red? – OGQR 2020 Question #88 with Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"A <\/span> 2<\/span> min read <\/span><\/span>\n

OGQR 2020: Question No. 88<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Each of 27 white 1-centimeter cubes will have exactly one face painted red. If these 27 cubes are joined together to form one large cube, as shown above, what is the greatest possible fraction of the surface area that could be red?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source<\/td>\nOGQR 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Type<\/td>\nProblem Solving<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Topic<\/td>\nGeometry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sub-Topic<\/td>\nCube<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Difficulty<\/td>\nHard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
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Solution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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