The volume of the block after cutting the smaller cubes is:
volume = (8/25 cm^2)
First, we need to get the volume of a cube with a sidelength of 4/5 cm, this is:
V = (4/5 cm)^2 = (16/25 cm^2)
Now, we need to remove the volume of the 8 smaller cubes removed, the volume of each one of these is:
v = (1/5 cm)^2 = (1/25 cm^2)
The volume of the block after cutting out the smaller cubes is:
V - 8v = (16/25 cm^2) - 8*(1/25 cm^2) = (8/25 cm^2)
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