The volume of a cube is the length of an edge (e) cubed.
If the edge is one-fifth of its former length, the edge is e/5 and the volume is (e/5) cubed = e cubed/125, or its old volume divided by 125 = 875/125 = 7
Bob R.
asked • 04/28/20All three dimensions of a cube are reduced to one-fifth their original length. If its original volume was 875 cubic units, what is its new volume?
The answer choices are:
7 cubic units
273 cubic units
448 cubic units
1512 cubic units
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