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Ali has molds to make ice cubes in a the shapes shown below. Ali says the volume of ice in shape 1, the rectangular pyramid, is three times the volume of ice in shape 2, the triangular pyramid. Is ali correct?

PLEASE SOMEONE HELP!!!!

User Dasunse
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Answer: Answer:

20

10

Two times as much

Is not

Step-by-step explanation: did the diagnostic ;)

User Lyrically Wicked
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Answer:

20

10

Two times as much

Is not.

Explanation:

Shape 1 formula: 1/3(l)(w)(h) becomes 1/3(4)(3)(5) = 20.

Shape 2 formula: 1/3(1/2 B H1)H2 which becomes 1/3(1/2 x 4 x 5)3 = 10

Shape 1 is twice as much as 10 because 10x2=20

Ali said three times as much which is wrong

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