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Question 92944: Water is poured into a conical container with a diameter of 20 cm and a height of 38 cm. If the volume of a cone is one-third the volume of a cylinder, write an equation for the volume of water as a function of the height of the water in the container.
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Question 93131: a cylindrical water tower has a radius of 10ft. and a height of twelve feet. what is the weigth of the water tower when it is full if one cubic foot of water weighs8.1 pounds
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Question 93213: If 10 cubic feet of water weigh approximatley 625 pounds, what is the weight of the water in a box shaped container, measuring 3 yards by 5 yards by 2 feet, that has been filled to capacity with water? Thanks
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Question 94690: The radius of a small ball is around 2.96296 cm. What is the volume of this ball. I just need a formula to work with on this problem. PLEASE HELP.
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Question 94705: Find the volume of the hemisphere shown. Remember a hemisphere is half of a sphere. (It shows a hemisphere with a radius=5 inches)
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Question 95769: I tore out a pool and need to fill it with dirt. The remaining hole is 332" in diameter and 17" deep at the deepest point. The hole is basically spherical in shape. I couldn't find the formula for the volume of a partial shpere. I need the final measurement in cubic yards. Please help
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Question 96327: If the two solutions of the qudratic equation 4x%5E2%2B4x%2Bk=0 are equal, find k.
I've completed the square to get %28x%2B1%2F2%29%5E2=%28-k%2F4%29%2B%281%2F4%29
I'm stuck on how to solve for k since the above equation when simplified is
x=sqrt%28%28-k%2F4%29%2B%281%2F4%29%29-%281%2F2%29
any assistance you can provide is greatly appreciated.

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Question 96734: 15 km² - 52 ha =
47 m² - 3207 cm² =
1086 cm² / 19 mm² =

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Question 96747: Volume of a cube is s^3. Find the length of a side of a cube if the volume is 500 cm^3. Round answer to three decimal places.
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Question 97951: I have worked/reworked this too many times. This one is stumping me.
A cylinder with radius 3in and height 4in has its radius tripled. How many times greater is the volume of the larger cylinder than the smaller cylinder?
Here's my solution to the V smaller:
V=pi r(cubed)h
V=pi * 3(cubed)*4
V=pi *27 *4
V= 108 pi
would you show me the steps on how to get this one solved, ty.

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Question 97745: I want to end up with 600ml of 50% solution. I'm starting out with one liquid with 40% of the solution and one liquid with 70%. How do I solve or set up the formula or equation to get this answer. Thank You Ed Gearinger
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Question 99330: How to find the volume of a conical bucket of height-480mm,diameter-420mm?
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Question 100554: I need to find out how many gumballs are in a gumball machine. If the diameter of the sphere is 4cm and if a square of 9 gumballs is 1/2cm. I am clueless. Please help.
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Question 100552: Find the volume of a square pyramid with base edges of 27 feet and a height of 30 feet.
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Question 100565: a water tank in the shape of a cone holds 100 cubic feet of water and has a diameter of 6 feet. estimate its height
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Question 100565: a water tank in the shape of a cone holds 100 cubic feet of water and has a diameter of 6 feet. estimate its height
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Question 101236: Tony was making spaghetti for his son's graduation party. The recipe calls for 2lbs of ground beef for 8 servings. If he needs 120 servings, how many pounds of ground beef should he buy?
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Question 101236: Tony was making spaghetti for his son's graduation party. The recipe calls for 2lbs of ground beef for 8 servings. If he needs 120 servings, how many pounds of ground beef should he buy?
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Question 102220: IT TAKES THE FARMER APROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES TO PLOW A STRIP OF LAND THAT MEASURES 10 FEET WIDE BY 600 FEET LONG. AT THE SAME RATE,APROXIMATELY HOW LONG WILL TAKE THE FARMER TO PLOW THE ENTIRE FIELD?


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Question 102289: A rectangular pool has its length and breadth as 32 ft and 24 ft.
The depth of the pool along one side is 26ft and it linerally decreases to 14 ft on the other side.
what is the volume of the water in the pool..?

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Question 103543: How do I find the minimum and maximum possible volume for a rectangullar solid with measurements of 16in x 22 in x 18 in. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank You
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Question 103547: My question is that, The Palmers have a large freezer that measures 6 feet long by 2 feet wide and 2 feet tall. What is the volume of the freezer?
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Question 104128: A hemisphere of the radius 3 inches sits on top pf a cylinder of radius 3 inches. The entire solid is 12 inches tall. What is its volume of the entire solid?
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Question 104522: how many pounds is 41 grams of gold
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Question 104850: I don't even know how to start
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Question 105001: Find the volume of a right circular cone where the radius of the base is 21 in. and the height is 9 in. Give the exact value.
I think the formula is V=1/3 pie r squared h.

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Question 105000: The volume of a cubic storage box is 64 inches cubed. Find the length of a side of the box.
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Question 106243: how do you figure out what the cubic meters is from meters
the volume of a cube which is 5 meters per side
what is the right way to calculate it

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Question 106275: What is the volume of a cylinder (in gallons)? Given the Height and Diameter in feet?
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Question 106529: if i had a dose of cough syrup to give someone and it said to give them 2.5 ml from a 1ml dropper what would that be?
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Question 106659: The sum of three consecutive odd integers is 201. Find the integers.
Thanks

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Question 106660: Ricardo is 4 years less than twice as old as his sister. The sum of their ages is 20. How old is Ricardo?
Thanks

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Question 106687: 6x + 4(3x – 2) = 6x + 2
is it then 6x+12x-8=6x+2
then 18x-8=6x+2
x=-2 ?
-DW

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Question 106686: 2/5x-6=12
Do I multiply both sides by 5
-DW

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Question 106661: Solve: 7x\6-2=9x\6-3
Thanks

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Question 107342: The volume of a box is 2p^4 + 14p^3 + 20p^2. The height is p and the width is p + 5. What is the length?
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Question 107341: Find a polynomial that represents the volume of the cube.
The cube has three sides all labeled with 2x + 4

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Question 107379: The volume of a box is 2p^4 + 14p^3 + 20p^2. The height is p and the width is p + 5. What is the length?
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Question 107376: (2x+4)(2x+4)(2x+4)= v
Is it 8x +64?

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Question 107577: An observatory has the shape of a right circular cylinder topped by a hemisphere. The radius of the cylinder is 10 ft and its altitude measures 24 ft (Alexander & Koeberlein, 2003).














A. What is the approximate surface area of the observatory? Round to the nearest foot.
Show all work to receive full credit. (Hint: Remember the top and bottom of the
cylinder will not be painted, so do not include them in your surface area.)



B. If 1 gallon of paint covers 300 ft2, how many gallons are needed to paint the surface if it requires three coats? Round up to the nearest gallon. Show all work to receive full credit.


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Question 107736: As I do not understand this question at all. Would you please be able to explain the process in detail and give me the formular for future use.
The question is as follows. Find the volume of a hemisphere of diameter 1.2m to the nearest litres?
Thank you so much for your assistance, it is greatly appreciated.
Cheers D.

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Question 107736: As I do not understand this question at all. Would you please be able to explain the process in detail and give me the formular for future use.
The question is as follows. Find the volume of a hemisphere of diameter 1.2m to the nearest litres?
Thank you so much for your assistance, it is greatly appreciated.
Cheers D.

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Question 108354: Find the surface area od a cylinder with a height of 25 inches and a radius of 8 inches. Round to the nearest tentth.
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Question 108350: A cylindrical storage tank is 8 meters tall and the radius of its base is 10 meters. Find the volume of the tank, to the nearest hundredth.
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Question 108353: The volume od an octagonal prism is 486 cubic millimeters. If the area of the base is 54 square millimeters, what is the height of the prism?
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