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Grade 6SuperchallengeSurface Area and Volume

Surface Area and Volume · Superchallenge problem

A concrete block is 88 cm long, 88 cm wide and 33 cm tall. A square hole, 44 cm by 44 cm, is cut straight down through the middle of the block from the top face to the bottom face. Counting the inside walls of the hole, how many more square centimeters of surface does the block with the hole have than the solid block had?