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a student found the volume of a rectangular pyramid with a base area of 92 square meters and a height of 54 Meters to be 4968 cubic meters explain and correct the error

a student found the volume of a rectangular pyramid with a base area of 92 square-example-1
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User Stefket
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Answer:

1656

Explanation:

1/3*92*54

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User John D McCalpin
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It is not correct.

The student found the volume by multiplying the base area with the height. He forgot to divide it by 3.

Formula to find the volume of the pyramid = 1/3 base area x height

volume = 1/3 x 92 x 54 = 1656 square meters
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