SOLUTION: A silo, which is in the shape of a cylinder, is 16 ft in diameter and has a height of 60 ft. The silo is one-third full. Find the volume of the portion of the silo that is not bein

Question 1058679: A silo, which is in the shape of a cylinder, is 16 ft in diameter and has a height of 60 ft. The silo is one-third full. Find the volume of the portion of the silo that is not being used for storage. Round to the nearest hundredth.

Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, Boreal:
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The volume of cubic feet is full.

The volume of cubic feet is free.

Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The total volume of the silo is pi*r^2 h, where r is the radius (8 ft) and h is the height 60 feet.
This is pi*64*60=12,063.7 ft^3,
1/3 of the volume is used so 2/3 is not being used.
2/3*(12,063.715)=8042.48 ft^3 are not being used, rounding at the end.
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