SOLUTION: The volumes of two spheres are in a ratio of 8:216. What is the ratio of their areas?

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Question 1139904: The volumes of two spheres are in a ratio of 8:216. What is the ratio of their areas?
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The volumes of two spheres are in a ratio of 8:216. What is the ratio of their areas?
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8:216 = 1:27
Vol is a function of the cube of the radius.
Surface is a function of the square of the radius.
1:27 for volume --> 1:9 for area