A cube consists of twenty-seven 2 x 2 x 2-inch small cubes. One of the comer cubes
on the edge of the top layer fell off. Which statement is true about the surface area of
the resulting solid?
It is 8 square inches greater than the
original cube
are inches less than the surface area of the
original cube.
It is the same as the surface area of the original cube.
It is 8 cubic inches less than the surface area of the
al cube