Calculate Total Edge Length: 4cm Cube Geometry Problem

Shown below is a cube with a length of 4 cm.

What is the sum of the lengths of the cube's edges?

To find the sum of the lengths of all the edges of a cube, we can follow these steps:

• Step 1: Recognize that a cube has 12 edges, and each edge is the same length.
• Step 2: Given the side length of the cube is 4 cm, use the formula for the total edge length.

The formula for the total length of the edges of a cube is:

$\text{Total length} = \text{number of edges} \times \text{length of one edge}$

Substituting the known values, we have:

$\text{Total length} = 12 \times 4 \, \text{cm}$

Calculating this gives:

$\text{Total length} = 48 \, \text{cm}$

Therefore, the sum of the lengths of the cube's edges is $48 \, \text{cm}$.