Geometry and TrigonometryMediumVolume ratio of two cubes
Geometry and Trigonometry practice question
A cube has edges of length 4. A second cube has edges twice as long. The volume of the second cube is how many times the volume of the first?
Answer: 8
Doubling each edge multiplies the volume by 2³ = 8.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 2
- 2 is the ratio of the edges.
- If you answered 4
- 4 is the ratio of the face areas.
- If you answered 6
- 6 is the number of faces.
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