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The Great Pyramid of Cheops has a square base of 756 ft on a side and a height of 481 ft. How many apartments 35 ft x 20 ft x 8 ft would be needed to h
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The Great Pyramid of Cheops has a square base of 756 ft on a side and a height of 481 ft. How many apartments 35 ft x 20 ft x 8 ft would be needed to h
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The Great Pyramid of Cheops has a square base of 756 ft on a side and a height of 481 ft. How many apartments 35 ft x 20 ft x 8 ft would be needed to have a volume equivalent to that of the Great Pyramids?
Thanks! Answer by mbarugel(146) (Show Source):
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The formula for the volume of a square pyramid is:
where s is the side and h is the height. Here, s = 756 and h = 481. Therefore, the volume of this pyramid is:
cubic feet.
Now, the volume of each apartment is simply:
cubic feet
Therefore, the number of apartments needed to equal the volume of the Great Pyramids is:
So approximately 16,363 apartments with dimensions 35 ft x 20 ft x 8 ft are needed to have a volume equivalent to that of the Great Pyramids.
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