A cube has side length a. The side lengths are decreased to 20% of their original size. Write an expression in simplest form for

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Annette [7]

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A cube has side length a. The side lengths are decreased to 20% of their original size. Write an expression in simplest form for

the volume of the new cube in terms of a.

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shutvik [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-27T23:56:25+03:00

shutvik [7]3 years ago

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<span>side lengths are decreased to 20% of their original size - it means that the new side is 80% of a. Let's call it side b.
b=.8a
V = (.8a)^3 = .512a^3 </span>