SOLUTION: if the sides of a cube is tripled how does the volume change?

Question 258976: if the sides of a cube is tripled how does the volume change?
Found 2 solutions by Greenfinch, drk:
Answer by Greenfinch(383) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If side is multiplied by 3, volume increases by 3^3 = 27 times
Answer by drk(1908) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The volume formula for a cube is

If the side is tripled, that means S becomes 3S, so we get

which is

This 27 times bigger.
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