Question

The volumes of two similar solids are 27 cm3 and 1728 cm3. What is the ratio of the corresponding slides

Answer 1

the ratio of the volumes is 1728/27  

take the cube root of the ratio

(1728/27) ^ (1/3)

1728^(1/3) / 27^ (1/3)

12/3

4/1

The ratio of the larger to smaller is 4/1