SOLUTION: he volume of a pyramid varies jointly with the base area of the pyramid and its height. The volume of one pyramid is 24 cubic inches when its base area is 24 square inches and its

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Question 959574: he volume of a pyramid varies jointly with the base area of the pyramid and its height. The volume of one pyramid is 24 cubic inches when its base area is 24 square inches and its height is 3 inches. What is the volume of a pyramid with a base area of 15 square inches and a height of 7 inches?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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v for volume, A for base area and h for height.
k proportionality constant.

v=khA, the variation statement.

The given numbers, 24=k%2A24%2A3,
highlight_green%28k=1%2F3%29.

Pyramid volume formula, highlight%28v=%281%2F3%29Ah%29