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A student found the volume of a rectangular prymaid with a base area of 92 square meters and a height of 54 meters to be 4,968 cubic meters. Explain & correct the error.
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A student found the volume of a rectangular prymaid with a base area of 92 square meters and a height of 54 meters to be 4,968 cubic meters. Explain & correct the error.

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His error was that since it is a rectangular pyramid, he forgot to divide his answer by 3. When you divide by 3, the correct answer is 1,656 cubic meters.
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