How do I find the volume of a pyramid?

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Simple steps to find the volume of a pyramid. The volume of a pyramid is the amount of space the pyramid takes up. The volune is found simply by dividind the base area of the pyramid by the height
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Welcome to MooMooMath
Today we are going to look at pyramids and finding the volume of a pyramid.
A pyramid can take many forms and we have a square pyramid based on the shape of the base.
I can also have rectangular pyramid, hexagonal pyramid, and so on.
You find the area the same way.
Volume = 1/3 base area times height
This gives you what would be prism that it would fit inside of.
There are three pyramids for one prism so we multiple it by 1/3 in order to get the area of the pyramid.
Let's work an example.
We have a square base that is 6 by 6 so the area of the base is 36 square units.
So I will plug a 36 for the base area. The height of this pyramid is 5.
5 times 36 = 180 square units
I will then take that and multiply it by 1/3 because three pyramids fit inside the prism.
1/3 times 180 = 60 units squared
That is how you find the volume of a pyramid
Let's look at a quick example formula is v = 1/3 base area x height
Here is our example. We will look at a rectangular base
If I have a side of 3 and a side of 8 and a height of 5.
I would find the area of that pyramid by finding the base area by multiplying 8 x 3
Multiply this by 5 and you get 40 units cubed
That is how you find the volume of a pyramid

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