The great pyramid OF EGYPT: A lesson in conversions By: Shant

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The great pyramid OF EGYPT A lesson in
conversionsBy ShantÉ, Amber and Chinco
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Comparing The Length Of A Professional Football
Field

• The length of the professional football field
  (without the end zones) is 100 yards, and the
  height of the great pyramid is 481ft.
• 1yd3ft 481/3160.3yds
• In comparison the great pyramid is 60.3 yds.
  higher than the football field is in length .

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Volume Of The Great Pyramid

• V(1/3)x (area of the base) x height.
• (1/3 )x( 756)2 x 48191,636,272 cubic ft
• 1 cubic yard 27 cubic feet
• 91,636,272/273,393,936 cubic yards.

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How Many Stone Blocks do You Think Were Used?

• 1 stone 1.5 cubic yards
• 3,393,936/1.52,262,624
• In this pyramid 2,262,624 limestone blocks were
  used to construct the great pyramid.

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How Long Did It Take To Build The Great Pyramid?

• Based on a University of Chicago Study
• 1 stone 2.5 minutes
• 2,262,624 x 2.5 5,656,560 minutes
• 1 hour 60 minutes
• 5,656,560/60 94,276 hrs
• 12 hours 1 working day
• 94,276hrs/12 78,563 12-hour work days
• 365 days 1 year
• 7,856.3/365 21.5 years
• It took approximately 22 years to build the great
  pyramid.

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How Does The Volume Of The Eiffel Tower Compare?

• V(1/3) x (area of the base) x height
• V (1/3) (120)2 x 980 4,704,000 cubic feet
• The Great Pyramid with volume 91,636,272 cubic
  feet is greater in size than the Eiffel Tower
  with volume 4,704,000 cubic feet.