SOLUTION: A carton is being redisigned. What is the ratio of the volume of the carton with the new design to the volume of the carton with the old design? The old design has a length of 10

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Question 33558: A carton is being redisigned. What is the ratio of the volume of the carton with the new design to the volume of the carton with the old design? The old design has a length of 10 in. a width of 8 in. and a height of 4 in. The new design has a length of 10 in. a width of 6 in. and a height of 6 in. The answer is either
A 8:9
B 1:1
C 6:5
D 9:8
Answer by Cintchr(481) About Me  (Show Source):
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+V%28old%29+=+10+%2A+8+%2A+4+=+320+
+V%28new%29+=+10+%2A+6+%2A+6+=+360+
+V%28new%29%2FV%28old%29+
+360%2F320+
Reduce
+36%2F32+
+9%2F8+
The answer is D