A wood of block measuring 5 in. by 6 in. by 7 in. is painted blue. It is then completely cut to cubes which measure 1 in. on an edge. How many cubes have 1 blue face?
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Only the cubes on the surface at least one cube from the edge has 1 blue face. Therefore, there are 2 ( 4 × 3 + 3 × 5 + 4 × 5 ) = 9 4 cubes.