An art class builds a square pyramid with sides 12 foot wide. they pyramid is 17 feet high. each student in the school deposits a colores cube with side length of 1 foot into the pyramid. to then nearest hundred about how many students are in the school?

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To solve this problem, first you must form an equation. In this case,

Vpyramid = n*Vcube, which means the total volume of the pyramid is equal to the volume of the total number of cubes deposited by "n" students.

Vpyramid = 1/3*base*height = 1/3*12^2*17 = 816 ft3
Vcube = s^3 =  1 ft3

Hence, 816 = n(1), then n = 816 students.

Therefore, about 800 students are present in the school.