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Rectangular pyramidal cannonballs

A rectangular pyramid of cannonballs has a rectangular base 50 balls long and 28 balls wide. Find the total number of balls in the pyramid.

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H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. VI. Harmonical Progression, Examples VI.b, No. 3

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Checked against the answer in H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891).