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Ms. Reynolds is asking students to find

the volume of the rectangular pyramid
below. Which student wrote the
correct expression for the value of B,
the area of the base ?

Peter: 5•13

Thelma: 1/3 (13•12)

Ms. Reynolds is asking students to find the volume of the rectangular pyramid below-example-1

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peter had gotten the answer thelma is the one who got the question wrong
User Rachid O
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Peter found the correct expression, the width and length of the base are 5 and 14 centimeters.
Thelma found the measurements for the surface on the side of the rectangular pyramid, not the base.
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