Seven Question Of The Day (S.Q.O.T.D.)

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anonymous · Answer

An art gallery is a 6-story square pyramid with base area of half an acre. Estimate the volume in cubic yards of the art gallery. In your calculations, use 1 acre = 4840 yd2 and 1 story = 10 ft.

I'm thinking its 16,100 yd^3

anonymous · Answer

@anteater

anonymous · Answer

@anteater

anonymous · Answer

I answered this question before but forgot what's the answer to it.

anteater · Answer

thinking :)

anteater · Answer

LOL

anteater · Answer

So square pyramid would again have a volume of 1/3 bh

anonymous · Answer

Yes

anteater · Answer

But base area is easier to calculate since it's a rectangle

anteater · Answer

and they say area of base is 1 acre or 4840 yd2 and we'd have to convert that to feet or

anteater · Answer

square feet, I mean

anteater · Answer

or convert the height to yards

anteater · Answer

So yes, height in yards

anteater · Answer

6 X 10 = 60 feet = 20 yards

anteater · Answer

and then if we multiply 20 by the area of the base in square yards, we'd get a volume in cubic yards

anonymous · Answer

So the area of the base is 4840, correct?

anteater · Answer

Oh, half an acre area, so 1/2 times 4840 yd^2 = 2420 yd^2 base

anteater · Answer

So then that 2420 yd^2 times 20 times 1/3

anteater · Answer

Calculator time ...

anonymous · Answer

Hmm.. I got 3904

anteater · Answer

I got 16,133 yd^3 , but let me see.

anonymous · Answer

Hold on let me set up degree mode.

anteater · Answer

Shouldn't need that for this problem. :)

anonymous · Answer

Oh there we go, I got the same answer.

anteater · Answer

I think your first answer was correct. Do they ask you to round to the nearest hundred cubic yards?

anonymous · Answer

It says estimate the volume in cubic yards.

anteater · Answer

Ah, then yes I think your first answer was right.

anonymous · Answer

Alrighty, last question of the day.

anteater · Answer

How do you award medals anyway? I'd like to award them back, but I am so ignorant about how to do that!

anonymous · Answer

You don't have to do that for me. Click on "Best Response" then it gives you a medal. I've been trying to figure that out since I joined this site lol.

anonymous · Answer

Gives them*

anteater · Answer

Ohhh - ok thanks! :D

anonymous · Answer

I have one more question that I'll be posting.

anteater · Answer

Well, you had figured it out ahead of time.
So there you go. :)

anonymous · Answer

Lol, thanks anyway.