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The Great Pyramid of Giza is an example of a square pyramid and is the last surviving structure considered a wonder of the ancient world. The builders of the pyramid used a measure called a cubit, which represents the length of the forearm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger. One cubit is about 20 inches in length. Find the height of the Great Pyramid (in cubits) if each base edge is 440 cubits long and the volume of the pyramid is 18, 069, 330 cubic cubits

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To find the height of the pyramid, you will use the formula V =lwh.

The length and the width will be the same.

18069330 = 440 x 440 x h
18069330 = 193600 x h
h = 93.3 cubits.

The height is about 93.3 cubits.
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