SOLUTION: Use proportions to solve The faces of two similar cubes have areas in the ratio 9:4. What is the ratio of the lengths of the cubes' edges? What is the ratio of the cubes' volume

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Question 991555: Use proportions to solve
The faces of two similar cubes have areas in the ratio 9:4. What is the ratio of the lengths of the cubes' edges? What is the ratio of the cubes' volumes?
Answer by Timnewman(323) About Me  (Show Source):
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Area scale=9:4--->9%2F4
Then ratio of lenght--->%283%2F2%29%5E2
=3/2
then, the ratio of their volume---->%283%2F2%29%5E3
=27/8
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