SOLUTION: A metal cylinder of base radius 4 cm and height 10 cm is melted and recast into spheres of radius 2 cm. How many such spheres do we get?
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Question 914147: A metal cylinder of base radius 4 cm and height 10 cm is melted and recast into spheres of radius 2 cm. How many such spheres do we get?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
volume of the metal is the same in both arrangements.
Let x be how many spheres.
Solve for x.
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