A tall square-based pyramid was made out of styrofoam. The base was 3 cm by 3 cm and the pyramid was 12 cm tall. The top was cut off as shown in the picture below and a truncated pyramid that is 6 cm tall was created. What is the volume of the truncated pyramid? Truncated pyramid
A tall square-based pyramid was made out of styrofoam. The base was 3 cm by 3 cm and the pyramid was 12 cm tall. The top was cut off as shown in the picture below and a truncated pyramid that is 6 cm tall was created. What is the volume of the truncated pyramid? Truncated pyramid
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![A tall square-based pyramid was made out of styrofoam. The base was 3 cm by 3 cm and the
pyramid was 12 cm tall. The top was cut off as shown in the picture below and a truncated pyramid
that is 6 cm tall was created. What is the volume of the truncated pyramid?
Truncated
pyramid
The volume of the truncated pyramid is 54 cm3.
The volume of the truncated Pyramid is 31.5 cm3.
O The volume of the truncated pyramid is 18 cm3.
The volume of the truncated pyramid is 36 cm3.
None of these choices.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F782b7901-0489-4543-9935-cc68246dbccf%2F038fac70-38ed-4e5b-90d6-e1e8d68ca26c%2F7qltlk_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A tall square-based pyramid was made out of styrofoam. The base was 3 cm by 3 cm and the
pyramid was 12 cm tall. The top was cut off as shown in the picture below and a truncated pyramid
that is 6 cm tall was created. What is the volume of the truncated pyramid?
Truncated
pyramid
The volume of the truncated pyramid is 54 cm3.
The volume of the truncated Pyramid is 31.5 cm3.
O The volume of the truncated pyramid is 18 cm3.
The volume of the truncated pyramid is 36 cm3.
None of these choices.
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