A liquid- filled glass pyramid is being erected as part of a museum attraction. The pyramid is designed to be 15 feet tall with a rectangular base that is 10 feet long and 6 feet wide. What is the total amount of liquid that the pyramid can hold?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-22T12:23:16

The pyramid can hold #300# cubic ft of liquid.

Volume of pyramid is #V=1/3 * # base area #*# height

#( l=10 ,w=6 ,h=15)# ft each

Base area #A_b= 10 *6= 60 # sq. ft

Volume of pyramid is #V= 1/3* 60* 15 =300# cubic ft

The pyramid can hold #300# cubic ft of liquid [Ans]