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title: "The Cube"
description: "Learning video: It has 6 equal faces, just like a dice. And 8 corners: 4 on top and 4 at the bottom. How many edges does a cube have?"
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# The Cube

Learning video 56 · Geometry · Grade 4 · 0:26

## Read the story

A cube has corners, edges and faces.

It has 6 equal faces, just like a dice.

And 8 corners: 4 on top and 4 at the bottom.

**How many edges does a cube have?**

## Answer and working

Correct! 4 on top, 4 at the bottom and 4 on the sides. That's 12 edges.

`4 + 4 + 4 = 12`