A wooden statue consists of a cube surmounted by a right square pyramid

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Problem

A wooden statue consists of a cube surmounted by a right square pyramid. The cube has an edge length of 0.30 m0.30\,\text{m}. The pyramid has the same square base as the top of the cube and a height of 0.15 m0.15\,\text{m}. The wood has a uniform density of 600 kg m−3600\,\text{kg}\,\text{m}^{-3}. What is the mass of the entire statue? (a) 24.3 kg24.3\,\text{kg} (b) 20.25 kg20.25\,\text{kg} (c) 18.9 kg18.9\,\text{kg} (d) 16.2 kg16.2\,\text{kg}

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