Question

Marie bought souvenir at the beach that is made up of a square pyramid filled with sand. The base of the pyramid has a side length of 6 cm and the pyramid is 8 cm high. What volume of sand is contained in the souvenir?​

Answer 1

Answer:

the answer is 48cm

Step-by-step explanation:

all you do is you times 6 by 8

Answer 2

Answer:

V = 96 cm^3

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula for the volume of a pyramid is V = (1/3)(base area)(height).

Here the volume is V = (1/3)(6 cm)^2*(8 cm).  We square 6 cm because the base of the pyramid is a square.

This comes out to V = (12 cm^2)(8 cm), or

V = 96 cm^3