document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=144690>Question 144690</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are filling paper cones with popcorn for a party. The radius of each cone is 8 centi. and the height is 15 centi. Find the amount of popcorn needen to fill the paper cone to the nearest cubic centi.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #105426 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=105426\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The volume of a right circular cone is exactly 1/3 of the volume of the right circular cylinder with the same base radius and height.  The volume of the cylinder is the area of the base times the height.  The area of the base is the area of a circle with the given radius, namely <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=pi%2Ar%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"pi%2Ar%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  That makes the volume of the cylinder <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=pi%2Ar%5E2h ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"pi%2Ar%5E2h\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and the volume of the cone: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28pi%2Ar%5E2h%29%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28pi%2Ar%5E2h%29%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Plug in the numbers, do the arithmetic, and round to the nearest cc. </SPAN>\n" );
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