A marble paperweight shaped similar to a prism weighs 0.2 lb. how much does a similarly shaped marble paperweight weigh if its length, width, and height are tripled?

If we let

l = length

w = width

h = height

The volume of the prism

V = k lwh

where k is the proportionality constant

If we increase the dimensions by three, the new volume will be

9V

Since material is the same, the mass of the larger prism will be 9 times greater than the smaller one.