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5. Volume of Pyramids

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Exercise 16 Page 659

Use the formula for the volume of a pyramid.

about 43.3 cubic inches

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 6 12 inches by 4 inches rectangle. Its area B is a product of these sides. Let's find it!

6 12(4)

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Write mixed number as a fraction

MixedToFrac

a bc=a* c+b/c

6 * 2 + 1/2 (4)

Multiply

12+1/2(4)

AddTerms

Add terms

13/2(4)

MoveRightFacToNum