Alec used 8 cubes to make this square frame that has 3 cubes on each side. If he uses 16 cubes to make a square frame, how many cubes will be on each side of the frame

Draw a diagram, first of 8 cubes with 3 on each side. Then draw a diagram with 16 cubes.

well, I can make a square face 3 on an edge with 9 cubes but I have some trouble with 8. I could make a cube with 8 cubes though. I could also make a square frame with 4 on an edge with 16 cubes

Find the surface area of this rectangular prism

To find out how many cubes will be on each side of the frame when Alec uses 16 cubes, let's analyze the pattern.

In the given scenario, Alec used 8 cubes to make a square frame with 3 cubes on each side. This means that each side of the square frame is made up of 3 cubes.

Now, if Alec uses 16 cubes to make a square frame, we can assume that the number of cubes on each side will increase.

To find the number of cubes on each side, we can set up a proportion:

Number of cubes on each side / Total number of cubes = Number of cubes on each side / Total number of cubes

Since we know that Alec used 8 cubes to make a square frame with 3 cubes on each side, we can set up the proportion as:

3 / 8 = x / 16

Where "x" represents the number of cubes on each side when using 16 cubes.

Now, we can solve for "x" by cross-multiplying and then dividing:

3 * 16 = 8 * x

48 = 8x

x = 48 / 8

x = 6

Thus, when Alec uses 16 cubes to make a square frame, there will be 6 cubes on each side of the frame.