SOLUTION: Four ice cubes with edges of 4 cm are placed in a cylinder glass with a radius of 6 cm. How high will the water rise in the glass when the ice melts.(Ignore the fact the ice has sl

Question 1082401: Four ice cubes with edges of 4 cm are placed in a cylinder glass with a radius of 6 cm. How high will the water rise in the glass when the ice melts.(Ignore the fact the ice has slightly more volume than liquid water)
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, Alan3354:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The volume of a cube is,

Since there are four ice cubes,

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The volume of a cylinder is,

Set that equal to the volume of water and calculate H in cm.

Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Four ice cubes with edges of 4 cm are placed in a cylinder glass with a radius of 6 cm. How high will the water rise in the glass when the ice melts.
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Each cube's volume is 4^3 = 64 cc
4*64 = 256 cc
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For the cylinder:

Solve for h

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