SOLUTION: A cube-shaped tank that measures 4.6 meters on each side is full of water. If some water is drained to fill a cone with a height of 6 meters and a radius of 2.5 meters, approximate

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Question 1142579: A cube-shaped tank that measures 4.6 meters on each side is full of water. If some water is drained to fill a cone with a height of 6 meters and a radius of 2.5 meters, approximately how much water is left in the tank? Use 3.14 for π and round your answer to the nearest tenth.
The amount of water left in the tank is approximately __________ cubic meters.
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, Alan3354:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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volume of a cone, %281%2F3%29pi%2Ar%5E2%2Ah
r, radius
h, how tall the cone

How much water still in cube tank after draining just to fill the cone:
4.6%5E3-%281%2F3%29pi%2A2.5%5E2%2A6, cubicMeters

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I would use pi for pi