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UKMT Senior Mathematical Challenge, 2015

Combinatorics Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

The diagram shows eight small squares. Six of these squares are to be shaded so that the shaded squares form the net of a cube. In how many different ways can this be done?

(A) $10$ (B) $8$ (C) $7$ (D) $6$ (E) $4$

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