SOLUTION: Pyramid A is a square pyramid with a base side length of 12 inches and a height of 8 inches. Pyramid B is a square pyramid with a base side length of 24 inches and a height of 16 i

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Question 967580: Pyramid A is a square pyramid with a base side length of 12 inches and a height of 8 inches. Pyramid B is a square pyramid with a base side length of 24 inches and a height of 16 inches. How many times bigger is the volume of pyramid B than pyramid A?
Is the answer 8?
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Pyramid A is a square pyramid with a base side length of 12 inches and a height of 8 inches. Pyramid B is a square pyramid with a base side length of 24 inches and a height of 16 inches. How many times bigger is the volume of pyramid B than pyramid A?
Is the answer 8?
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B is 8 times as big as A.
That's 7 times bigger.
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"times bigger" and "times as big" are not the same.