SOLUTION: The Great Pyramid at Gizeh was originally 483 feet tall, and it had a square base that was 756 feet on a side. It was built from rectangular stone blocks measuring 7 feet by 7 feet

Question 1163514: The Great Pyramid at Gizeh was originally 483 feet tall, and it had a square base that was 756 feet on a side. It was built from rectangular stone blocks measuring 7 feet by 7 feet by 14 feet. Such a block weighs seventy tons. Approximately how many tons of stone were used to build the Great Pyramid? The volume of a pyramid is one third the base area times the height.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Calculate the volume of the pyramid. Calculate the volume of one rectangular block. Divide the volume of the pyramid by the volume of one block. Multiply the result by 70 tons. If it were me, I would subtract about 3 to 5 percent to account for the open spaces such as interior chambers and passageways, and then challenge the instructor to tell me I was wrong. But that is up to you.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

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