SOLUTION: Each edge of a cube is 4 inches long. Each edge of a second cube is triple the length of each edge of the first cube. The volume of the second cube is how many cubic inches bigger

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Question 434053: Each edge of a cube is 4 inches long. Each edge of a second cube is triple the length of each edge of the first cube. The volume of the second cube is how many cubic inches bigger than the volume of the first cube?
a)128, b)512, c)576, d) 1,664, e)1,728
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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V%5B1%5D+=+4%5E3=64 cu.in.
V%5B2%5D+=+%283%2A4%29%5E3=1728cu.in.
V%5B2%5D-V%5B1%5D+=+1728-64=1664cu.in.