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2020 AMC 10AProblem 10P1-10~3 minPrint

Seven cubes, whose volumes are 11 , 88 , 2727 , 6464 , 125125 , 216216 , and 343343 cubic units, are stacked vertically to form a tower in which the volumes of the cubes decrease from bottom to top. Except for the bottom cube, the bottom face of each cube lies completely on top of the cube below it. What is the total surface area of the tower (including the bottom) in square units?

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