For Josh's science project he is filling a mountain with fake lava liquid. The mountain he created was in the shape of a square pyramid with a base length of 12 inches. If 432 square inches of liquid fits into the pyramid, what is the pyramid's height?

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For Josh's science project he is filling a mountain with fake lava liquid.  The mountain he created was in the shape of a square pyramid with a base length of 12 inches.  If 432 square inches of liquid fits into the pyramid, what is the pyramid's height?

directrix · Answer

Should this -->  432 square inches of liquid    be  this --> 432 cubic inches of liquid ?

anonymous · Answer

no

tpaulus · Answer

Use the area of a pyramid formula. substitute in what you know, and solve for what you don't know.

anonymous · Answer

can you write that out for me.