Volume of Pyramid Practice

The volume of a pyramid is ____________ the volume of a prism with the same dimensions.

• 1/2

• the same as

• 1/4

• 1/3

Shade the base & label the height of this triangular pyramid.

Put the steps in order to find the volume of this triangular pyramid.

• Label the height of the pyramid

• Fill in the formula

  V=1/3Bh

• Find the area of the base

• Shade the base

• Do the math

What is the volume of the triangular pyramid?

• 14 m³

• 28 m³

• 42 m³

• 21 m³

What is the volume of the triangular pyramid?

• 147 m³

• 588 m³

• 84 m³

• 294 m³

What is the volume of the rectangular pyramid?

An artist makes paperweights in the shape of a rectangular pyramid.  The paperweights are filled with yellow sand.  How much sand in cubic centimeters does the artist need to fill the paperweight?

• 144 cm³

• 504 cm³

• 168 cm³

• 252 cm³