SOLUTION: The radius of cylinder A is twice the radius of cylinder B, and the height of cylinder B is twice the height of cylinder A. What is the ratio of the volume of cylinder A to the vol

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Question 307305: The radius of cylinder A is twice the radius of cylinder B, and the height of cylinder B is twice the height of cylinder A. What is the ratio of the volume of cylinder A to the volume of cylinder B ?

Answer by Earlsdon(6294)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start by caculating the two volumes:
This is the volume of cyclinder B.
This is the volume of cylinder A. Simplify and form the ratio


Cancel the common factors.


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