Tony wants to make an acrylic paper weight shaped like a right square pyramid, as shown below.

A square pyramid is drawn. The side of the square base measures 6 centimeters. The height of the pyramid is 15 centimeters.

What is the volume of acrylic required to make the paper weight?

Question

Tony wants to make an acrylic paper weight shaped like a right square pyramid, as shown below.
 
A square pyramid is drawn. The side of the square base measures 6 centimeters. The height of the pyramid is 15 centimeters.     
 
What is the volume of acrylic required to make the paper weight?

anonymous · Answer

the volume of paper weight is equal to the volume of pyramid

anonymous · Answer

i hope u can find the volume of pyramid

anonymous · Answer

if you give me the formula i can D:

anonymous · Answer

wait: is it 180? 0.o

anonymous · Answer

volume of pyramid =area of base times height

anonymous · Answer

area of base is 6 x 6 
thus volume= 6x6x15 = 540 cubic centimetres

anonymous · Answer

thats not a answer tho .. D:

anonymous · Answer

270 cm3  

180 cm3

60 cm3

45 cm3

anonymous · Answer

oops ... 
volume of pyramid = 1/3 area of base times height
so the final answer

180 cm^3

anonymous · Answer

I got it right ^.^

anonymous · Answer

yeah