A triangular prism and a triangular pyramid have the same base and height. What is true about the volumes of the triangular prism and the triangular pyramid?

A. The triangular pyramid has a volume one-half the volume of the triangular prism.

B The triangular pyramid has a volume three times the volume of the triangular prism.

C The triangular prism has a volume one-third the volume of the triangular pyramid.

D The triangular pyramid has a volume one-third the volume of the triangular prism.

Question

A triangular prism and a triangular pyramid have the same base and height. What is true about the volumes of the triangular prism and the triangular pyramid?


A. The triangular pyramid has a volume one-half the volume of the triangular prism.

B The triangular pyramid has a volume three times the volume of the triangular prism.

 C The triangular prism has a volume one-third the volume of the triangular pyramid.

D The triangular pyramid has a volume one-third the volume of the triangular prism.

jhonyy9 · Answer

do you know that a triangular prism has a volume what will get than multiplied area of base by height 
but a triangular pyramid has a volume what will get multiplied area of base by height and divide this by 3 

so from thses result that a triangular pyramid has a volume equal one third the volume of triangular prism - so that choice D. is right sure