SOLUTION: The square base of a pyramid is 32 blocks. Each block is 6ft by 6ft by 6ft. What is the surface area of the base before the next layer is put on? Use only the sides you can see.

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Question 772513: The square base of a pyramid is 32 blocks. Each block is 6ft by 6ft by 6ft. What is the surface area of the base before the next layer is put on? Use only the sides you can see.
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Unless some of the blocks are missing from the interior of the base, then a square formed of 32 blocks, each in the shape of a cube, is impossible. A square base formed of 32 blocks would have to be arranged into a square that is blocks on a side.


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