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Equal cubes joined end to end: surface area of the cuboid, or number of cubes

This type of question, asked 3 times: CDS 1 2019, CDS 2 2021, CDS 2 2026. All 3 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    CDS 1 2019

    70
    Six cubes, each with 12 cm edge are joined end to end. What is the surface area of resulting cuboid ?

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  2. Question 2

    CDS 2 2021

    70
    3 cubes each of volume 343 cm3^3 are joined end to end. What is the total surface area of the resulting cuboid ?

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  3. Question 3

    CDS 2 2026

    79
    N number of cubes each of side length equal to 10 cm are joined end to end in a row. If the total surface area of the resulting cuboid is 3800 cm2\text{cm}^2, then what is the value of N ?

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