Question

Rectangular prisms A and B are similar.

Answer 1

$\bf \qquad \qquad \textit{ratio relations} \\\\ \begin{array}{ccccllll} &Sides&Area&Volume\\ &-----&-----&-----\\ \cfrac{\textit{similar shape}}{\textit{similar shape}}&\cfrac{s}{s}&\cfrac{s^2}{s^2}&\cfrac{s^3}{s^3} \end{array} \\\\ -----------------------------\\\\ \cfrac{\textit{similar shape}}{\textit{similar shape}}\qquad \cfrac{s}{s}=\cfrac{\sqrt{s^2}}{\sqrt{s^2}}=\cfrac{\sqrt[3]{s^3}}{\sqrt[3]{s^3}}\\\\ -------------------------------$

$\bf \textit{let's say the edge of A is \underline{k} long, then B's is \underline{3k}} \\\\\\ \cfrac{A}{B}\qquad \cfrac{k}{3k}\implies \cfrac{1}{3}\implies \cfrac{s}{s}\qquad thus \\\\\\ \cfrac{A}{B}\qquad \cfrac{1}{3}=\cfrac{\sqrt[3]{s^3}}{\sqrt[3]{s^3}}\implies \cfrac{1}{3}=\sqrt[3]{\cfrac{s^3}{s^3}}\implies \left( \cfrac{1}{3} \right)^3=\cfrac{s^3}{s^3}\implies \cfrac{1^3}{3^3}=\cfrac{s^3}{s^3} \\\\\\ \cfrac{1}{27}=\cfrac{s^3}{s^3}$

Answer 2

27 times smaller or 1/27 because 3^3 equals to 27.