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If the bases and heights of a prism and a pyramid are the same and the volume of the prism is 27 cubit units, what is the volume of the pyramid? cubic units

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You divide 27 with 3 I think, because when you need to know the pyramid's volume you do:
base x height / 3
And when you want to know the prism's it's just the base x height.
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Answer:

The volume of the pyramid is 9 cubic units.

Explanation:

Given : If the bases and heights of a prism and a pyramid are the same and the volume of the prism is 27 cubit units.

To find : What is the volume of the pyramid?

Solution :

We know that,

If a pyramid and a prism have the same base and height then their volumes are always in the ratio of 1 : 3.

Which means the volume of pyramid is one-third of the volume of the prism.

i.e.
V_P=(1)/(3)* V_p

Volume of the prism
V_p=27 \text{ unit}^3 (given)

The volume of pyramid is


V_P=(1)/(3)* 27


V_P=9\text{ unit}^3

Therefore, The volume of the pyramid is 9 cubic units.

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