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2024 COMC B2
Source:
11/4/2024
David wanted to calculate the volume of a prism with an equilateral triangular base. He was given the height of the prism
H
=
15
H=15
H
=
15
and the height of the base
h
=
6
h=6
h
=
6
. He accidentally swapped the values of
H
H
H
and
h
h
h
in his calculations. By what number should he multiply his result to get the correct volume?
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