In this problem, we want to find the volume of a pyramid. In general, the formula for the volume of a pyramid is
[tex]V=\frac{1}{3}Bh[/tex]
where B represents the base shape's area, and h represents the height.
From the image, we can see the base shape is a square, and we can use the formula:
[tex]V=\frac{1}{3}x^2y[/tex]
Note: the area of a square is the side-length squared, and since we know the side length is labeled x, we can update the formula as we did above.
We are given x = 8 and y = 24, so we can substitute and simplify to find the volume:
[tex]\begin{gathered} V=\frac{1}{3}(8)^2(24) \\ \\ V=\frac{1}{3}(64)(24) \\ \\ V=512 \end{gathered}[/tex]
The final volume is 512 cubic units.
