Puzzle of the day: 147
It takes x liters of paint to paint a 4*4*4 cube completely. If the cube is broken into 2 pieces from the center line of one the face means now each piece is of 2*4*4, then calculate the amount of paint required to paint both of these pieces completely.
x liters
2x liters
0.5 liters
1.33 liters
Answer: (4) 1.33 liters Solution: x liters is required to paint 6 faces of the cube. now when the cube is broken apart from original 6 faces, 2 more faces will appear. Hence now there total 8 faces of (4*4) are there to paint. Hence paint required = 8x/6 = 1.33 x

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