SOLUTION: A rectangular carton has twice the height one-third the length, and four times the width of a second carton. The ratio of the volume of the first carton to that of the second is?

Question 1162186: A rectangular carton has twice the height one-third the length, and four times the width of a second carton. The ratio of the volume of the first carton to that of the second is?
A. 16:3
B. 3:1
C. 8:3
D. 3:8
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

the second carton
the height:
the length:
the width:
the volume of the second carton:
the first carton
the height:
the length:
the width:
the volume of the first carton:
The ratio of the volume of the first carton to that of the second is
.........simplify

answer: C.

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