Homework Help: math

Posted by Gunesh on Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 10:22pm.

The dimensions of a box are 20" by 30" by 4". The volume of the box is 2400 inches cubed. If each dimension is doubled the new volume would be the original volume times the: a)scale factor b)scale factor squared c)scale factor cubed

math - Reiny, Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 10:26pm
old volume = (l)(w)(h)
new volume = (2l)(2w)(2h) = 2^3(lwh)

mmmhhh?
math - Gunesh, Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 10:39pm
Thanks, I appreciate it.

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