Question #9717d Geometry Perimeter, Area, and Volume Volume of Solids 1 Answer sjc Jan 30, 2017 #9:16# Explanation: For two similar solids #"(ratio of surface areas)=(ratio of lengths)"^2# #"(ratio of volumes)=(ratio of lengths)"^3# #"to tackle this problem we go from"# #"the volume ratio , to length ratio then to area ratio"# let the ratio of lengths be #" "l_1:l_2"# #"where "l_1 < l_2# #"ratio of volumes"::(27:64)# #:.l_1 :l_2::root(3)(27:64)# #=>l_1 :l_2::3:4# #" ratio of surface areas ="(l_1:l_2)^2"# #"ratio of surface areas"::(3:4)^2::9:16# Answer link Related questions What is the volume #v# of a sphere of radius #r#? How do I find the volume of a sphere in terms of pi? How to find the volume of a sphere using integration? How do you find the volume of a square pyramid given the formula #V=s^2(h)/3# when #s=4#inches... What is the surface area to volume ratio of a sphere? The total area of a cube is expressed by A(x) = 24x^2+24x+6. What is the volume of this cube? If the volume of a sphere doubles, what is the ratio of the surface area of the new, larger... Question #497d1 Question #6b9d0 If #9# cubic blocks with a side length of #1/3# inches are needed to find the volume of a cube,... See all questions in Volume of Solids Impact of this question 1520 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License