The ratio between the areas of two similar prisms is 4:9. If the mass of the smaller prism is 48 kilograms, what is the mass of the larger prism?

1 Answer
Jul 29, 2017

The mass of larger prism is 162 killograms. [Ans]

Explanation:

Mass is related to volume , Mass = Volume multiplied by density.

The ratio of area (2 dimension) of two similar prisms is 4:9

So the ratio of l/b/h (1 dimension) of two similar prisms is

4:9or2:3 and the ratio of volume (3 dimension) of

the similar prisms is 23:33or8:27

Hence the ratio of masses of the similar prisms is 8:27.

The mass of smaller prism is 48 killograms.

Therefore the mass of larger prism is 27848=162 killograms. [Ans]