A 5" cube is painted in all its faces and then it is cut down into 1" blocks. How many 1" blocks
are there even without a single face being painted?
Choose the correct choice from the following: A) 16 blocks B) 20 blocks C) 27 blocks D) 36 blocks E) 64 blocks
The unpainted blocks are the interior blocks.   These blocks form a 3" cube on the inside.   The number of unpainted blocks is  3*3*3= 
<gadget id="calculator"> 3*3*3</gadget>
<output>27</output>
27 blocks.   The answer is 27 blocks.
<result>C</result>
A 5" cube is painted in all its faces and then it is cut down into 1" blocks. How many 1" blocks
are there even without a single face being painted?