Geometry and Trigonometry practice question

Answer: 54

The edge is the cube root of 27, which is 3. Each of the 6 faces has area 3² = 9, so the total is 6 × 9 = 54.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 9

9 is the area of ONE face. A cube has six.

If you answered 27

27 is the volume, not the surface area.

If you answered 36

36 is 4 × 9, counting only four faces; a cube has six.

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