This one's a little tricky.. I'm giving out the majority of my points for this.Z-Grand Shipping Company manufactures boxes in the shape of a cube.The formula for the surface area of a cube is 6s2, where s is the length of one side.Z-Grand Shipping Company manufactures large boxes with a side length of 6 feet. The surface area of each large box is ____ square feet.The company also manufactures small boxes with a side length of 3 feet. The surface area of each small box is ____ square feet.The surface area of the large box is ____ times larger than the small box.
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So, if the surface area is 6s^2
Plug in the larger box.
6*6^2 6*36= 216
Surface area of larger box= 216
Smaller box:
6*3^2 6*9 54 <=== smaller box surface area
Now, divide the larger surface area by the smaller.