SOLUTION: what will happen to the volume of a cube, if its edges are halved?

Question 185393: what will happen to the volume of a cube, if its edges are halved?
Found 3 solutions by nerdybill, stanbon, Alan3354:
Answer by nerdybill(7384)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
what will happen to the volume of a cube, if its edges are halved?\
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Let x = length of an edge of the original cube
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Volume of original cube = x^3
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if the edge was halved:
length of edge = x/2
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Volume of halved cube = (x/2)^3 = x^3/2^3 = x^3/8
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Therefore, the answer is "the volume would be 1/8 th of the original volume".

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
what will happen to the volume of a cube, if its edges are halved?
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Original Volume: V = s^3 where s is the length of one side.
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Modified Volume: V = [(1/2)s]^3 = (1/8)s^3
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The new volume is 1/8 th the original volume.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The volume would be 1/8 the original, or one 8th the original, but not 1/8th.
1/8 is "one eighth", there is no 1/8th.
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