document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=626339>Question 626339</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ratio of the volume of two cubes is 125 to 64. What is the ratio of their surface areas?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have taken the cube root of 125 and the cube root of 64 to get a ratio of surface area to be 25 to 16. Is this correct?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I got a scale factor of 5:4 and then squared it for the ratio of surface area. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #394108 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=394108\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I think you meant to say you took the cube root of 125 and 64 to get 5 and 4. Then you squared those values to get 25 and 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the ratio of their surface areas is <font color=\"red\">25:16</font> </SPAN>\n" );
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