Question

Please help?! Geometry

A rectangular solid is dilated by a factor of 0.5.

How many times larger is the volume of the resulting solid than the volume of the original solid?

Answer 1

`0.5V_o`

Explanation:

Let's call the original volume `V_o`

And the new volume `V_n`
`V_n=xV_o`

`V_o` is dilated by 0.5, which means it has decreased to half its volume:
`V_n=0.5V_o`