Question

A rectangular prism has a length of 4.2 cm, a width of 5.8 cm, and a height of 9.6 cm. A similar prism has a length of 14.7 cm, a width of 20.3 cm, and a height of 33.6 cm. The dimensions of the smaller prism are each multiplied by what factor to produce the corresponding dimensions of the larger prism?

Answer 1

A rectangular prism has a length of 4.2 cm, a width of 5.8 cm, and a height of 9.6 cm. A similar prism has a length of 14.7 cm, a width of 20.3 cm, and a height of 33.6 cm.
The dimensions of the smaller prism are each multiplied by what factor to produce the corresponding dimensions of the larger prism?   
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Answer 2

I'd say it's "A) 3 1/2". It's actually pretty simple to do, when you multiply the first set of numbers by 3.5, you get the numbers from the second set.