A cube with a surface area of 72 square centimeters, cut into two identical cuboids, the surface area increased by () square centimeters In addition to writing the answer, tell me why it is equal to the answer

A cube with a surface area of 72 square centimeters, cut into two identical cuboids, the surface area increased by () square centimeters In addition to writing the answer, tell me why it is equal to the answer

A cube with a surface area of 72 square centimeters, the area of each surface = 72 / 6 = 12 square centimeters,
After cutting into two identical cuboids, two faces are added, each with an area of 12 square centimeters,
The surface area increased by (24) square centimeters