Question

A rectangular prism has a length of 4.2 cm, a width of 5.8 cm, and a height of 9.6 cm. A similar prism has a length of 14.7 cm, a width of 20.3 cm, and a height of 33.6 cm. The dimensions of the smaller prism are each multiplied by what factor to produce the corresponding dimensions of the larger prism? * 3.5 4 4.5 6

Answer 1

3.5

The way you approach this question is by dividing the larger prism by the smaller one.

Answer 2

Divide the length of the larger one by the length of the smaller one:

14.7 / 4.2 = 3.5

The scale was 3.5