# Counting Blocks

A number of cubes (or cuboids) are shown in a figure and they need to be counted.

Let’s see some examples.

## Finding all the cubes

##### Q. Count the number of cubes in the given figure.
(a) 3   (b) 4   (c) 5   (d) 6

Explanation:

There are 2 cubes in one column and 1 cube in two columns.
So, total cubes = (2 × 1) + (1 × 2) = 4
##### Q. How many cubes are there in the group?
(a) 10   (b) 16   (c) 18   (d) 20

Explanation:

There are 4 cubes in one column; 3 cubes in two columns; 2 cubes in three columns and 1 cube in four columns.
Total number of cubes = 4 × 1 + 3 × 2 + 2 × 3 + 1 × 4 = 20

## Finding unseen cubes

Cubes that cannot be seen = Total cubes - Cubes that are visible

##### Q. Few cubes are arranged as shown in the figure. How many cubes are unseen ?
(a) 10   (b) 16   (c) 18   (d) 20

Explanation:

There are 4 cubes in four columns; 3 cubes in four columns and 2 cubes in two columns.
Total number of cubes = (4 × 4) + (3 × 4) + (2 × 2) = 32
Total number of visible cubes = 16 + 6 = 22
So, Total number of unseen cubes = Total cubes - Cubes that are visible = 32 – 22 = 10