Using Cubes to Learn about SCALE FACTOR and RATIO
Take out a 1” x 1” x 1” Cube. Draw the cube in your journal and label it as Cube #1. Label each side appropriately. Build Cube #2. Increase each side four times the original length. Draw the cube in your journal and label appropriately.
Answer the following questions.
1. The scale factor between Cube #1 and Cube #2 is ______.
2. The ratio of the number of cubes in Cube #1 and Cube #2 is ______,
______, or ______
Now using the 4” x 4” x 4” Cube. Draw the cube in your journal and label it as Cube #2. Label each side appropriately. Build Cube #3. Decrease each side by one-half the length. Draw the cube in your journal and label appropriately.
Answer the following questions.
1. The scale factor between Cube #2 and Cube #3 is ______.
2. The ratio of the number of cubes in Cube #2 and Cube #3 is ______,
______, or ______
Using Cubes to Learn about SCALE FACTOR and RATIO Answer Key
Take out a 1” x 1” x 1” Cube. Draw the cube in your journal and label it as Cube #1. Label each side appropriately. Build Cube #2. Increase each side four times the original length. Draw the cube in your journal and label appropriately.
Answer the following questions.
3. The scale factor between Cube #1 and Cube #2 is 4.
4. The ratio of the number of cubes in Cube #1 and Cube #2 is 1 to 64, 1:64, or 164.
Now using the 4” x 4” x 4” Cube. Draw the cube in your journal and label it as Cube #2. Label each side appropriately. Build Cube #3. Decrease each side by one-half the length. Draw the cube in your journal and label appropriately.
Answer the following questions.
3. The scale factor between Cube #2 and Cube #3 is 12.
4. The ratio of the number of cubes in Cube #2 and Cube #3 is 64 to 8, 64:8, or 648.