Question

3. Riley noticed an aquarium in his mother’s office. The aquarium has the dimensions 16 in. by 8.5 in. by 10.5 in. The formula for volume is: . Another aquarium in the building has dimensions that are each triple the dimensions of the aquarium in Riley’s mother’s office. Riley thought that the volume would also triple. Is Riley correct? How many times greater is the volume of the larger aquarium than the volume of the smaller one? Show your work and explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

16x8.5x10.5=1428in

so then u multiply by 3 and that would equal 4,284

so yes therefore u would triple the demsions