Brooks built two similar wooden chests in the shape of rectangular prisms. She used 16 pints of paint to cover the outside of the larger chest fully and 9 pints to cover the outside of the smaller chest. What is the ratio of the volume of the larger chest compared to the smaller chest?
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B.

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Question

Brooks built two similar wooden chests in the shape of rectangular prisms. She used 16 pints of paint to cover the outside of the larger chest fully and 9 pints to cover the outside of the smaller chest. What is the ratio of the volume of the larger chest compared to the smaller chest?
A. 
 
B. 
 
C. 
 
D.

anonymous · Answer

A. 16/9
B. 4/3
C. 32/9
D. 64/27

bloxxer · Answer

I think it might be B. 4/3 because you're reducing the original ratio.