Question

The volume of a box is 39.375 inches³. What is the volume of the box if it is scaled down by a factor of 1/10?

Answer 1

The volume of scaled object is 0.039375 cubic inches

Solution:

Given that,

Volume of box = 39.375 cubic inches

Scaled down by a factor =
`(1)/(10)`

The volume of a scaled object will be equal to the volume of object times scale factor cubed

Therefore,

Volume of scaled object = Volume of box x scale factor cubed

`Volume\ of\ scaled\ object = 39.375 * ((1)/(10))^3\\\\Volume\ of\ scaled\ object = 39.375 * (1)/(1000)\\\\Volume\ of\ scaled\ object = 0.039375`

Thus volume of scaled object is 0.039375 cubic inches