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Pls help A candle holder is in the shape of a triangular pyramid. The area of the base is 15 in2

and the height of the candle holder is 6 in. What is the volume of the candle holder?
Question 1 options:


45 in3



30 in3



60 in3



90 in3

User Bmk
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Answer:

30 in^3, or (B)

Explanation:

The volume of a triangular pyramid is:
(1)/(3) bh , where b denotes the base area and h denotes the height.

In this case, b = 15 and h = 6. Plugging these values into the equation, we get:


(1)/(3)*15*6 = 30

Thus, the answer is 30 inches cubed.

User AndyMoore
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Answer:

90 in3

Explanation:

15x6 = 90

so 90in3

Hope this helps

User GMchris
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