Three equal cubes are placed adjacently in a row. The ratio of the total surface area of the resulting cuboid to that of the sum of the surface areas of three cubes, is

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Given,

Three equal cubes are placed adjacently in a row

Let edge of cubes = a

Hence , sum of surface area of 3 cubes = 3×6a² = 18 a²

So, length of cuboid thus formed = a+a+a = 3a

Breadth of cuboid = a

Height of cuboid = a

Total surface area of cuboid =

Hence ,