Question

5. Caroline and Grant are building sandcastles in

the annual Coney Island Sand Sculpting Contest
The diagram below represents their final products
a. Which sandcastle has the greatest volume?

Answer 1

The sandcastle B has the greatest volume

Explanation:

The volume of a pyramid is given by the following formula:

V = (1/3) * A * h

Where A is the base area and h is the height.

Now we can calculate the volume of both pyramids:

V1 = (1/3) * 30 * 6 = 60 in3

V2 = (1/3) * 24 * 8 = 64 in3

So the volume of the pyramid B is bigger than the volume of the pyramid A.