<PRE><B>Question 1179965</B>
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V(A) = (1/3)(base)(height) = (1/3)(144)(8)=384&lt;br&gt;
V(B) = 3456&lt;br&gt;
V(B)/V(A) = 3456/384 = 9&lt;br&gt;
The volume of pyramid B is 9 times the volume of pyramid A.&lt;br&gt;
However, the answer to the question as asked in the post is 8, not 9, because the question was how many times BIGGER the volume of pyramid B is than the volume of pyramid A.&lt;br&gt;
&quot;9 times as big as&quot; is NOT the same as &quot;9 times bigger than&quot;.&lt;br&gt;
&quot;9 times BIGGER THAN x&quot; is x, plus 9 times x, which is 10x.&lt;br&gt;
So, with pyramid B having a volume 9 times AS BIG AS pyramid A, the volume of pyramid B is 8 times BIGGER THAN the volume of pyramid A.&lt;br&gt;
ANSWER: 8&lt;br&gt;
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