CEMC Pascal, 1999

Geometry Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

An 8 cm cube has a 4 cm square hole cut through its centre, as shown. What is the remaining volume, in $\text{cm}^3$ ?

(A) $64$ (B) $128$ (C) $256$ (D) $384$ (E) $448$

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