Volume of a Pyramid

What is the formula to find the volume of a pyramid?

• Volume = 1/2 * area of the base * height

• Volume = area of the base * height

• Volume = 1/3 * area of the base * height

• Volume = 2/3 * area of the base * height

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What shape was the base of the first pyramid example?

• Circle

• Triangle

• Square

• Rectangle

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What was the height of the pyramid with a square base?

• 4 inches

• 6 inches

• 11 meters

• 8 inches

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How do you calculate the area of a square base?

• Side length squared

• Base x Height

• Length x Width

• Length + Width

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What is the volume of the pyramid with a square base and a height of 4 inches?

• 12 cubic inches

• 48 cubic inches

• 36 cubic inches

• 144 cubic inches

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Why do we multiply by 1/3 when calculating the volume of a pyramid?

• It's a mathematical convention without physical meaning

• To adjust for the height being tripled

• To convert cubic units

• Because a pyramid is 1/3 the volume of a prism with the same base and height

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What shape was the base of the second pyramid example?

• Rectangle

• Triangle

• Circle

• Square

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What is the volume of the pyramid with a rectangular base, length of 8 meters, width of 7 meters, and a height of 11 meters?

• 205.33 cubic meters

• 616 cubic meters

• 56 cubic meters

• 48 cubic meters

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Multiplying by 1/3 is equivalent to which of the following?

• Multiplying by 3

• Multiplying by 1/2

• Dividing by 3

• Dividing by 2

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What unit of measurement was used for the height of the pyramid with a rectangular base?

• Centimeters

• Meters

• Feet

• Inches

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