Question

A typical stone on the lowest level of the Great Pyramid in Egypt was a rectangular prism 5 feet long by 5 feet high by 6 feet deep and weighed 15 tons. What was the volume of the average stone? How much did one cubic foot of the stone way?

Answer 1

To find the volume, you need to do length times width times heightSO you have to do 5 times 5 times 6The volume is 150 cubic feetSince 150 cubic feet of this rectangular prism is 15 tonsyou can do 15 divided by 150so one cubic feet of this stone sculpture weight 0.1 tons