SOLUTION: if the sides of a cube is tripled how does the volume change?

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Question 258976: if the sides of a cube is tripled how does the volume change?
Found 2 solutions by Greenfinch, drk:
Answer by Greenfinch(383) About Me  (Show Source):
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If side is multiplied by 3, volume increases by 3^3 = 27 times

Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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The volume formula for a cube is
V+=+S%5E3
If the side is tripled, that means S becomes 3S, so we get
V+=+%283S%29%5E3
which is
V+=+27S%5E3
This 27 times bigger.