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Question 1083887: Please help me solve this word problem. The formula for the volume of a cone was V= 1/3πr²h. If Andrew can jam 62.8 cubic inches of ice cream into a waffle cone (with none heaping over) and cone's diameter is 8 inches, how tall is the cone?
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Please help me solve this word problem. The formula for the volume of a cone was V= 1/3πr²h. If Andrew can jam 62.8 cubic inches of ice cream into a waffle cone (with none heaping over) and cone's diameter is 8 inches, how tall is the cone?
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62.8 = (1/3)pi*4^2 * h
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16pih = 3*62.8
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h = 188.4/50.27
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height = 3.75 inches
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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