Glencoe Math: Course 2, Volume 2
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5. Volume of Pyramids
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Exercise 1 Page 656

Use the formula for the volume of a pyramid.

about 2683.3 cubic yards

Practice makes perfect

We want to find the volume of the following pyramid.

We can calculate the volume of a pyramid using the following formula. V=1/3Bh Here, B is the area of the base, and h is the height. The base of our pyramid is a 23 yards by 14 yards rectangle. Its area B is a product of these sides, 23 ( 14) = 322 square yards. The height h is 25 yards. Let's substitute these values into the formula and calculate V.

V=1/3Bh
V=1/3( 322)( 25)
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Simplify right-hand side
V=1/3(8050)
V=8050/3
V=2683.333333...
V≈ 2683.3

The volume of the pyramid is about 2683.3 cubic yards.