Calculate the volume of a pyramid that has a height of 4 m and a base of 5 m.

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To calculate the volume of a pyramid, you need to know the height and the area of the base.

The formula to calculate the volume of a pyramid is:

Volume = (1/3) * base_area * height

In this case, the height is given as 4 m and the base has a length of 5 m. Since the base is a square, the base area can be calculated by squaring the length of one side:

base_area = length * width = 5m * 5m = 25m^2

Now we can substitute these values into the volume formula:

Volume = (1/3) * 25m^2 * 4m
= (1/3) * 100m^3
= 33.33m^3 (rounded to two decimal places)

Therefore, the volume of the pyramid is 33.33 cubic meters.
The answer is 40 m³
Apologies for the earlier incorrect response. You are right.

The formula to calculate the volume of a pyramid is:

Volume = (1/3) * base_area * height

Given that the base has a length of 5 m and a width of 5 m (since it is a square), the base_area is:

base_area = length * width = 5 m * 5 m = 25 m²

Substituting the values into the volume formula:

Volume = (1/3) * 25 m² * 4 m
= (1/3) * 100 m³
= 33.33 m³

Therefore, the volume of the pyramid is 33.33 cubic meters.