SOLUTION: A solid metal cylinder of height 6m and diameter 28cm is melted and recast into smaller solid cylinder. Each of the smaller cylinders is 14cm high and 0.5cm in diameter. How many s

Question 1203638: A solid metal cylinder of height 6m and diameter 28cm is melted and recast into smaller solid cylinder. Each of the smaller cylinders is 14cm high and 0.5cm in diameter. How many smaller cylinders were obtained?
Answer by ikleyn(52780) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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They want you calculate the ratio of the two volumes, the greater to the smaller.


This ratio is   = 134400.


ANSWER.  134400 small cylinders (without counting for possible losses of the metal).

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