SOLUTION: The width of one cube is three times the width of another cube. How do the volumes of the cubes compare?

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Question 847111: The width of one cube is three times the width of another cube. How do the volumes of the cubes compare?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,
Let x represent the length of each of the sides of the smaller cube
%283x%29%5E3+=+27x%5E3 and the smaller x^3 in Volume
Larger has 27 times the volume