{"id":18326,"date":"2020-05-26T15:33:17","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T07:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelwithkarla.com\/?p=18326"},"modified":"2020-05-27T06:06:19","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T22:06:19","slug":"fb-quiz-how-many-blocks-are-needed-to-complete-a-cube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelwithkarla.com\/2020\/05\/26\/fb-quiz-how-many-blocks-are-needed-to-complete-a-cube\/","title":{"rendered":"FB QUIZ: How many blocks are needed to complete a cube?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How many blocks are needed to complete a full cube?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I’ve seen this picture circulating on my Facebook news feed for a while now. I must confess that it really took a while before I figured out the correct answer for this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s a cube?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A cube is a a symmetrical three-dimensional shape, either solid or hollow, contained by six equal squares<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, take a look at the Rubik’s cubes below. All of them have six sides. The width, the length, and the height has the same measurement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How many blocks are needed to complete a full cube? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Answer: 45<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At first, you might think that the answer is 20. It’s wrong. Filling it with 20 blocks won’t give you a cube because the sides won’t be equal. The width and the length is composed of 5 blocks but the height is just four blocks. This means that we need to add another 25 blocks the top to make it a cube. The correct answer is actually 45.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you like answering quizzes like this, you might also want to read my other blogs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n