document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=751175>Question 751175</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the volume of a prism is 360, the dimensions are doubled by what factor would you multiply by this volume, what is the new volume </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #457024 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=timvanswearingen><B>timvanswearingen(106)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=timvanswearingen><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=timvanswearingen><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=457024\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you're talking about a rectangular prism, then the formula for volume is l x w x h.  Since you are doubling each dimension, this means you are doing l*2 x w*2 x h*2.  Because multiplication is associative, we can rearrange to get l x w x h x 2 x 2 x 2.  So you basically have the original volume (l x w x h) * (2 x 2 x 2) = (l x w x h) * 8.  So the volume is increased by a factor of 8.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8*360=2880 cubic units </SPAN>\n" );
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