A pyramid and a prism have the same base and height. If the volume of the prism is 108 square meters, what is the volume of the pyramid?

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-21T06:41:56

Volume of pyramid is #36# cubic meters.

If a pyramid and a prism have the same base and height, their volumes are always in the ratio of #1:3#.

As volume of prism is #108# cubic meters,

volume of pyramid is #1/3xx108=36# cubic meters.