The following table calculates the ratio of surface area to volume in cells:
Ratio of Surface Area to Volume in Cells
Surface Area (length multiplied by width) multiplied 6 sides1 cm x 1 cm x 6 = 6 cm²2 cm x 2 cm x 6 = 24 cm²3 cm x 3 cm x 6 = 54 cm²
Volume (length x width x height)1 cm x 1 cm x 1 cm = 1 cm³2 cm x 2 cm x 2 cm = 8 cm³3 cm x 3 cm x 3 cm = 27 cm³
Ratio of Surface Area to Volume6 divided by 1 = 6 : 124 divided by 8 = 3 : 154 divided by 27 = 2 : 1