suppose you build a tower interlocking cubes that is 99
cubes high. And suppose you have to paint each square on
the tower. How many squares would you have to paint?

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suppose you build a tower interlocking cubes that is 99 cubes high. And suppose you have to paint..

Answer / kiran

its 396.. 99*4 + 1 =397. Because top most cube will have 5
faces to be painted.

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suppose you build a tower interlocking cubes that is 99 cubes high. And suppose you have to paint..

Answer / asaranprasad

397...

topmost cube needs 5 sides painting
rest 98 cubes need oly 4 side painting

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suppose you build a tower interlocking cubes that is 99 cubes high. And suppose you have to paint..

Answer / narsee

Actually my previous answer needs some right calculation
its not 395 ..... its 397

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suppose you build a tower interlocking cubes that is 99 cubes high. And suppose you have to paint..

Answer / pradeepanandh

the top cube has 5 squares to b painted and remaining 98
cubes have 4 sides to paint..
so
98*4=392
then top cube have 5 sides to b painted
hence
392+5=397

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suppose you build a tower interlocking cubes that is 99 cubes high. And suppose you have to paint..

Answer / abdul

the top cube has 5 squares to be painted and the remaining
98 cubes have 4 sides to paint.
so you multiply 98*4=392 .
THEN THE TOP OF THE CUBE HAS 5 SIDES TO BE
PAINTED .392+5=397
answer is 397

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suppose you build a tower interlocking cubes that is 99 cubes high. And suppose you have to paint..

Answer / coolaq7

99*4 + 1 =397.

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suppose you build a tower interlocking cubes that is 99 cubes high. And suppose you have to paint..

Answer / narsee

(99*6)-(98*2)-1 = 395
because,
Total squares 594
out of 594, 197 (2 squares from bottom 98 cubes and bottom
square of the top cube) can be left.

Is This Answer Correct ?    2 Yes 4 No

suppose you build a tower interlocking cubes that is 99 cubes high. And suppose you have to paint..

Answer / b subrahmanyam

They are to be 4 cubes high.because a cube contains four side so 99.....99*4=396
cube multiplied by 4

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suppose you build a tower interlocking cubes that is 99 cubes high. And suppose you have to paint..

Answer / arun

its 396.. 99*4=396. because a cube contains four side so 99
cube multiplied by 4

Is This Answer Correct ?    12 Yes 18 No

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