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?

Answer 1

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

Given:
number of pints used for larger chest = 16 pints
number of pints used for smaller chest = 9 pints

Ratio of the volume of the larger chest compared to the smaller chest.

We will use the number of pints used in lieu of the volume of each chest.

16 / 9 is the ratio. Choice A.