A standard brick is a three-dimensional shape called a cuboid. How many faces does a brick have in total?
Answer
6 faces
The correct answer is 6 faces — Step 3: Total number of faces = faces.
Step-by-step solution
- Step 1: Identify the shape of a standard brick, which is a cuboid.
- Step 2: Count all the flat surfaces (faces) of a cuboid: top, bottom, front, back, left side, and right side.
- Step 3: Total number of faces = faces.
Common mistake: Students often confuse the number of faces () with the number of corners () or edges ().
Concept tested: Faces of a 3D solid (brick)
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