Question

1. Devin is making a candle by pouring melted wax into a mold in the shape of a square pyramid. Each side of the base of the pyramid is 9 cm and the height of the pyramid is 10 cm. To get the wax for the candle, Devin melts cubes of wax that are each 4 cm by 4 cm by 2 cm. How many of the wax cubes will Devin need in order to make the candle? Show your work

Answer 1

Answer:

Devin will need 9 cubes of wax.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the volume of the pyramid, you use (area of the base)* height of the pyramid divided by 3. You know the volume of a cube of wax is 32 cm^3. The volume of your pyramid is 270 cm^3. 270/32=8.4375.

Once you get 8.4375 cubes, you round to the next whole number, which is nine.

Answer 2

Answer:

Devin will need 9 cubes of wax.

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