A cube painted completely red on the outside is sliced into 27 identical smaller cubes using two cuts along each of the three spatial dimensions. How many of the small cubes have paint on exactly two of their faces?
12
Cubes with paint on exactly two faces are located in the center of the 12 edges of the large cube.
About this riddle
Logic riddles give you a few facts and ask what must be true. List what you know, cross out what cannot be, and see what is left.
Difficulty: Easy. More like this: Logic riddles with answers or try Einstein's Logic Grid for a different kind of puzzle.
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