SOLUTION: A cylindrical marble has a volume of 8.7 cm3. What is the volume of a conical marble of the same base and altitude?

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Question 1020236: A cylindrical marble has a volume of 8.7 cm3. What is the volume of a conical marble of the same base and altitude?
Answer by Cromlix(4381)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi there,
Volume of a cylinder
= Pi x r^2 x h
Volume of a cone
= 1/3 x Pi x r^2 x h
So, the volume of the cone
will be 1/3 x 8.7 cm
= 2.9 cm^3
Hope this helps :-)

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