<p>Two cylindrical drums are geometrically similar.</p>
<p>The height of the smaller drum is 5 cm.</p>
<p>The height of the larger drum is 15 cm.</p>
<ol class="i-list"><li><div class="list-item-paragraph">The diameter of the base of the larger drum is 7 cm.</div><div class="list-item-paragraph">Find the diameter of the smaller drum.</div></li><li><div class="list-item-paragraph">Find the ratio of the volume of the smaller drum to that of the larger.</div><div class="list-item-paragraph">Give your answer in the form 1 : n.</div></li></ol>
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Two cylindrical drums are geometrically similar.

The diameter of the base of the larger drum is 7 cm.\n\nFind the diameter of the smaller drum.

The diameter of the base of the larger drum is 7 cm.

Find the ratio of the volume of the smaller drum to that of the larger.\n\nGive your answer in the form 1 : n.

Finding Volumes of Similar Solids

Finding Volumes of Similar Solids

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