1. kelsey made a scale model of one of the egyptian pyramids. kelsey’s model is 10 cm tall. the actual egyptian pyramid is 1000 times as tall as kelsey’s model.
a) originally, the egyptian pyramid had been covered with a thin layer of alabaster, which has since washed away. kelsey covered her pyramid model with shiny paper in order to simulate the alabaster. kelsey determined that she used approximately 200 square centimeters of shiny paper to cover her pyramid. approximately how many square meters of alabaster had been needed to cover the actual egyptian pyramid?
b) kelsey filled her pyramid with rice and determined that her pyramid holds about 300 ml. what is the volume of the original egyptian pyramid in cubic meters?