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Find the volume and surface area of each prism. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.
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4. MAIL The United States Post Office has two different priority mail flat rate boxes. Which box has the greater
volume? Justify your answer.
Box 1:
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6 in. × 8 in. × 11 in.
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3 in. × 11 in. × 13 in.
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Find the volume of each pyramid. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.
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Find the height of each pyramid.
7. square base with edge 15 feet and volume 1,350 cubic feet
8. triangular base with base edge 12 inches and base height 9 inches, and volume 108 cubic inches
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9. Alexander has a triangular pyramid box to keep his holiday decorations in. Find the surface area of the box
10. Sara wrapped a soccer ball in a box in the shape of a square pyramid. The box has a base with sides 12 inches and a
slant height of 20 inches. How many square inches of cardboard were used to make the box?
11. Gemma made a mobile to hang over her brother’s crib. She put each animal on the mobile in a clear plastic case. The
shape of one case was an equilateral triangular pyramid as shown. Find the surface area of the pyramid
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