SOLUTION: a small ice cream carton with the diameter of 2 inches has 140 calories. a similar carton, containing the same type of ice cream has a diameter of 6 inches how many calories does t

Question 972883: a small ice cream carton with the diameter of 2 inches has 140 calories. a similar carton, containing the same type of ice cream has a diameter of 6 inches how many calories does the large carton of ice cream contain ?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Volumes are in proportion and you can form a proportion equation for calories and volume.

The small container with 140 calories:
volume is , because radius is 1 inch.

Large container with the same kind of icecream has radius 6 inches.
The linear dimensions are also in constant ratio between small and large container.
That is not needed here.

, using L for the calories of ice cream in the Large container.

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