Charlie builds a rectangular box home for his pet python and uses 1 gallon of paint to cover its surface. Lucy also builds a box for Charlie’s pet, but with dimensions twice as great. How many gallons of paint will Lucy need to paint her box? How many times as much volume does her box have

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mertsj · Answer

Find the ratio of the sides.  Square it.  That will be the ratio of the surface areas and therefore the ratio of the amount of paint needed.