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The side lengths of two different cubes are 32cm and 48cm. What is the ratio of the volume of the smaller to the volume of the large (in simplest form)?

The side lengths of two different cubes are 32cm and 48cm. What is the ratio of the volume of the smaller to the volume of the large (in simplest form)?
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The side lengths of two different cubes are 32cm and 48cm. What is the ratio of the volume of the smaller to the volume of the large (in simplest form)?

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If the sides have a ratio of smaller to larger of a/b, then the ratio of their surface areas is a²/b², and the ratio of their volumes is a³/b³.

The sides have a ratio of 32/48 or 2/3, so then the ratio of their volumes is 2³/3³ = 8/27
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