You Have a Cube of Modeling Clay in Your Hands

question 11

Multiple Choice

You have a cube of modeling clay in your hands. Which of the following changes to the shape of this cube of clay will decrease its surface area relative to its volume?

• A) pinching the edges of the cube into small folds
• B) flattening the cube into a pancake shape
• C) rounding the clay up into a sphere
• D) stretching the cube into a long, shoebox shape

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