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Cubic Vision
Age 14 to 16
ShortChallenge Level 
A wooden cube measuring 11cm by 11cm by 11cm is made from 1cm by 1cm by 1cm cubes.
What is the greatest number of centimetre cubes visible from any point?
If you liked this problem, here is an NRICH task which challenges you to use similar mathematical ideas.
This problem is taken from the UKMT Mathematical Challenges.
You can find more short problems, arranged by curriculum topic, in our short problems collection.
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