What is the minimum number of cuts required to cut a cube into 32 identical pieces?a. 6  b. 7  c. 5  d. 8

To determine the minimum number of cuts required to cut a cube into 32 identical pieces, we can start by visualizing the cube.

A cube has six faces, and each face can be divided into smaller squares. To achieve 32 identical pieces, we need to divide each face into 32 smaller squares.

To do this, we can make cuts along each face of the cube. Each cut will divide a face into two smaller squares. Therefore, we need to make a total of 32 - 1 = 31 cuts to divide each face into 32 smaller squares.

Since there are six faces on a cube, we need to multiply the number of cuts per face by six.

31 cuts per face * 6 faces = 186 cuts

Therefore, the minimum number of cuts required to cut a cube into 32 identical pieces is 186 cuts.

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