Question

Archeologists found a previously unknown pyramid in Central America, shown in the figure. The media is interested in the volume of this pyramid. Find the volume of the pyramid.

Answer 1

SOLUTION:

We are to find the volume of the given pyramid;

$\text{Volume = }\frac{base\text{ area X height}}{3}$$\begin{gathered} \text{Length of the base square = 8 yd.} \\ \text{height of the pyramid = 3 yd.} \end{gathered}$

The volume of the pyramid is;

$\frac{8X8X3}{3}=64yd.^3$

CONCLUSION:

The volume of the given pyramid is 64 cubic yards.