a cube is painted red on all faces. it is then cut into 27 equal smaller cubes. how many cubes are painted on only 2 faces?  Pick one:
A) 12  B) 8  C) 6  D) 10  E) 16
<gadget id="calculator">1 / 3</gadget>
<output>1/3 = around 0.333333</output>

<gadget id="calculator">27 ** (1/3)</gadget>
<output>3</output>

<gadget id="calculator">4 * 3</gadget>
<output>12</output>

<result>A</result>
a cube is painted red on all faces. it is then cut into 27 equal smaller cubes. how many cubes are painted on only 2 faces?
multiply(const_4, power(27, divide(const_1, const_3)))
the mini - cubes with 2 painted sides are all on the edge of the cube , in the ` ` middle ' ' of the edge . there are 4 in front , 4 in back and 4 more on the ` ` strip ' ' that runs around the left / top / right / bottom of the cube . 4 + 4 + 4 = 12 . answer a