Use figures A, B, and C to answer the following questions. Figure A is an 8-cm. cube. Figure B is eight, 4-cm cubes. Figure C is sixty-four, 2-cm cubes.

-Which figure has the greatest surface-area-to-volume ratio?
A)Figure A
B)Figure B
C)Figure C
D)All of these are the same.

Question

Use figures A, B, and C to answer the following questions. Figure A is an 8-cm. cube. Figure B is eight, 4-cm cubes. Figure C is sixty-four, 2-cm cubes.

-Which figure has the greatest surface-area-to-volume ratio?
A)Figure A 
B)Figure B 
C)Figure C 
D)All of these are the same.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Figure C has the greatest surface-area-to-volume ratio because it is likely the smallest or most irregularly shaped, which increases the surface area relative to its volume compared to the other figures.

Use Figures A, B, and C to Answer the Following