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Answer:

176 in³

Explanation:

Area is a 2-dimensional measure, so the scale factor for area of similar figures is the 2nd power of the linear scale factor. That is, the ratio of linear dimensions of the two figures is ...

smaller/larger = √(228/1425) = √(4/25) = 2/5 . . . . linear scale factor

Volume is a 3-dimensional measure, so the scale factor for volume of similar figures is the 3rd power of the linear scale factor. That is, the ratio of volumes of the two figures is ...

smaller/larger = (2/5)^3 = 8/125 . . . . . . . . volume scale factor

Multiplying this by the larger volume gives us the smaller volume:

(8/125)·(2750 in³) = 176 in³

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