Consider Two Neighboring Rectangular Houses Built from the Same Materials

Multiple Choice

Consider two neighboring rectangular houses built from the same materials. One of the houses has twice the length, width, and height of the other. Under identical climatic conditions, what would be true about the rate that heat would have to be supplied to maintain the same inside temperature on a cold day? Compared to the small house, the larger house would need heat supplied at

A) 8 times the rate.
B) twice the rate.
C) 4 times the rate.
D) 16 times the rate.
E) 6 times the rate.