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Grade 6SuperchallengeSurface Area and Volume

Surface Area and Volume · Superchallenge problem

Fourteen 11-cm cubes are glued into a stepped tower standing on a table: a 33 by 33 layer of 99 cubes on the bottom, a 22 by 22 layer of 44 cubes on top of it pushed into one corner, and 11 cube on top of that, pushed into the same corner. What is the surface area of the tower, including the bottom, in square centimeters?