Pyramids and prisms
Leon has sorted some shapes into different groups.
Pyramids have triangular faces that meet at a vertex. Prisms have two identical parallel end faces.
1 A pyramid has an octagonal (8 sides) base. How many faces does it have?
2 A prism has an end face that is a hexagon. How many vertices does it have?
3 Name a shape that is not a pyramid or a prism.
4 Explain why a shape can’t be both a pyramid and a prism.
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