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Find the volume of the pyramid. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.16 in.5 in.3 in.The volume of the pyramid isin?

Find the volume of the pyramid. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.16 in.5 in-example-1
User Abdul Hfuda
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Recalls that the formula for the volume of a pyramid is given by the product of the area of its base times the height, and all of that divided by 3

Then we start by calculating the area of the base:

Since the base is a rectangle of 3in by 5in, then its area is 15 square inches.

Now this area times the pyramid's height and divided by 3 gives:

Volume = AreaBase x Height / 3

Volume = 15 x 16 / 3 = 80 in^3 (eighty cubic inches)

Then, please just type the number 80 in the provided box (notice that the cubic inches unit is already written on the right of it.

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