SOLUTION: the side of a cube is 3 inches. Find the surface-area- to- volume ratio

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Question 198747: the side of a cube is 3 inches. Find the surface-area- to- volume ratio
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Surface Area: S=6s%5E2=6%2A3%5E2=6%2A9=54

Volume: V=s%5E3=3%5E3=27

Surface Area to Volume: S%2FV=54%2F27=2%2F1=2

So the Surface Area to Volume ratio is 2:1. In other words, in this case, the surface area is double the volume.