Yes the equations are equivalent
Answer:
its less than
Step-by-step explanation
-8/15 equals -0.53 which means -0.51 is less than
Horizontal cross sections are the same shape: they are all squares if the pyramid is square or rectangles if the pyramid is a rectangle pyramid.
Vertical cross sections are different shape: At the pyramid top they are triangles, at other places they have four sides.
Horizontal cross sections are different size: the more we go to the top of the pyramind, the smaller they get.
Vertical cross sections are different size: the closer we get to the edges, the smaller they become.
What you're doing is just dividing 13/8 to find the decimal (1.625) and then divide that number by 100. 162.5%
your answer is 162.5%