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Volumes of Similar Three-Dimensional Figure

There is a three-dimensional figure that has a length of 3 in. By how many
times will the volume of the figure increase if the length of each edge is
doubled?

3 in.
3 in.

3 in.
Step 1. What is the actual volume of the figure?

Step 2. What is the length of the edge after the length is doubled?

Step 3. What is the volume of the figure after each edge is doubled?

Step 4. How many times larger is the volume of the larger figure than the smaller
figure?