SOLUTION: Here is a pyramid of 10 bricks. It is 4 bricks high.
Suppose we make the pyramid 50 bricks high. How many bricks will we need?
Explain your thinking and your answer(s).
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Suppose we make the pyramid 50 bricks high. How many bricks will we need?
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Question 450508: Here is a pyramid of 10 bricks. It is 4 bricks high.
Suppose we make the pyramid 50 bricks high. How many bricks will we need?
Explain your thinking and your answer(s). Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 4/10=50/x
4x=500
x=125
If the pyramids are proportional, the the ratio of their respective brick makeups should be similar..
