Question

Tania bought a glass pyramid from a gift store. The pyramid, with a height of 4 cm and a square base of side 6 cm, was packed in a box shaped as a cube of side 8 cm. The empty space in the box was packed with paper tissue.

How many cubic centimeters of the box were stuffed with paper tissue?
Answer

192 cubic centimeters

368 cubic centimeters

464 cubic centimeters

480 cubic centimeters

Answer 1

volume of pyramid = (area of base)(height)/3
= (6*6)(4)/3
= 48 cm^3

volume of box = side^3 = 8^3 = 512 cm^3

volume of the part stuffed with paper tissue = volume of box - volume of pyramid

so it is 512 - 48 = 464 cm^3

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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