A triangular prism has a length of 6 inches. A larger similar triangular prism has a length of 20 inches.

If 270 square inches of paper is used to wrap the smaller prism with minimum wastage, approximately how many square inches of paper will be required to wrap the larger prism?
900 square inches

3000 square inches

300 square inches

1000 square inches

Question

A triangular prism has a length of 6 inches.  A larger similar triangular prism has a length of 20 inches. 
 
If 270 square inches of paper is used to wrap the smaller prism with minimum wastage, approximately how many square inches of paper will be required to wrap the larger prism?
900 square inches

 3000 square inches

 300 square inches

 1000 square inches

magbak · Answer

The answer is A because when you take 20/6 then multiply the result by 270 that gives you the answer for the large prism.

anonymous · Answer

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