Question

Suppose you are told that the average height of a stone block is 1.39 m rather than 1.4 m. Would that increase or decrease your estimate of the total number of blocks in the pyramid? Explain.

Answer 1

Increase

Explanation:

Since the total number of blocks in a pyramid is found by dividing the height of pyramid by the height of each block, then the block height of 1.39 m requires more pieces compared to 1.4 m

Illustration

If the height of pyramid was 139 m, the number if blocks each measuring 1.39 m will be 139/1.39=100+1 blocks while if blocks are 1.4m then number will be 139/1.4=99+1 blocks

Therefore, the height of 1.39m will increase the number of blocks