document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1179965>Question 1179965</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with this geometry question\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pyramid A is a square pyramid with a base side length of 12 inches and a height of 8 inches. Pyramid B has a volume of 3,456 cubic inches. How many times bigger is the volume of pyramid B than pyramid A? Give your answer as a percentage.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "V(A) = (1/3)(base)(height) = (1/3)(144)(8)=384<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "V(B) = 3456<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "V(B)/V(A) = 3456/384 = 9<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The volume of pyramid B is 9 times the volume of pyramid A.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "However, the answer to the question as asked in the post is 8, not 9, because the question was how many times BIGGER the volume of pyramid B is than the volume of pyramid A.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"9 times as big as\" is NOT the same as \"9 times bigger than\".<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"9 times BIGGER THAN x\" is x, plus 9 times x, which is 10x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, with pyramid B having a volume 9 times AS BIG AS pyramid A, the volume of pyramid B is 8 times BIGGER THAN the volume of pyramid A.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 8<br><BR>\n" );
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