Problema Solution

The great pyrqmid at giza contains 2,300,000 limestone blocks. If the pyramid was constructed continuously, 24 hours a day for 30 years, how many blocks were placed on the pyramid per hour?

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First lets find out the number of hours in 30 years.


We will consider: 1 year = 365 days, 1 day = 24 hours


30 years = 30*365 days = 30*365*24 hours


v = the number of blocks placed per hour


v = 2,300,000/(30*365*24)


v = 8.75 blocks per hour approximately


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approximately 8.75 blocks per hour were placed on the pyramid.