Question

The base of pyramid A is a rectangle with a length of 10 meters and a width of 20 meters. The base of pyramid B is a square with 10-meter sides. The heights of the pyramids are the same. Is the volume of pyramid A equal to, half, twice, or 3 times larger the volume of B

Answer 1

Pyramid A and Pyramid B have the same height right?

so we'll pretend that the height is 27

For pyramid A the volume is 1/3 x (l x w) x h

or 1/3 x (10 x 20) x 27 = 1800

For pyramid B,

1/3 x (10 x 10) x 27 = 900

1800 ÷ 900 = 2

Therefore, Pyramid A is twice the size of Pyramid B