Similar Shapes and Ratio: Jim makes two sizes of bins with similar shapes...

Ponder he property of Similar Objects.

Linear Ratio is a:b
Area Ratio is a^2:b^2
Volume Ratio is a^3:b^3
 

Thank you I have worked it out like this:

Areas 4:9
Lengths 2:3

2 parts = 28cm
1 part = 14cm

the height is 3 parts, 3 x 14 = 42cm

Isn't it fascinating that we didn't care about the shape of the base?
 
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