Civil Service Exam Reviewer · Measurement and Geometry · hard

If the radius is multiplied by 3, by what factor does the volume of a sphere increase?

  1. 3 times
  2. 27 times
  3. 9 times
  4. 6 times

Answer

B. 27 times

Solution

Volume of a sphere depends on the cube of the length: 33 = 27.

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