SAT Area and volume Practice Question 8 (Medium)

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Math · Geometry and TrigonometryMedium

A cube has a volume of $64$ cubic inches. What is the total surface area, in square inches, of the cube?

$16$

$64$

$96$

$384$

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Answer: C

The edge length is $\sqrt[3]{64} = 4$ inches. Each of the $6$ faces has area $4^2 = 16$ square inches, so the total surface area is $6 \times 16 = 96$ square inches.

Choice A is the area of just one face.

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