document.write( "Question 193982: A conical water tank has a base with a diameter of 6 ft and is 10 ft tall. How many gallons of water will the tank hold? Round your solution to the nearest hundredth. (1 cubic foot holds about 7.480519 gallons) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #145637 by solver91311(24713)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The volume of a cone is one-third of the product of the area of the base and the height, so:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Plug in your values for the radius of the base (remember, one-half of the diameter) and the height, then do the arithmetic. Multiply the result by the number of gallons per cubic foot. Remember to round off appropriately.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "John \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |