1985 AMC 8 Problem 11
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11.
A piece of paper containing six joined squares labeled as shown is folded along the edges of the squares to form a cube. The label of the face opposite the face labeled is
Answer: E
Small hint:
Pick one face to be the front and fold the rest of the net around it
Big hint:
If becomes the bottom face, track which square ends up on top
Solution:
Fold the net so that is the bottom face. Then and wrap around to become the four side faces.
The only remaining square, becomes the top face, which is opposite the bottom face
Thus, the correct answer is E .
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