document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=712841>Question 712841</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A pile of gravel is in the shape of a cone. If the pile is 8 feet high, and the diameter of the pile is 10 feet,how many cubic feet of gravel are in the pile?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(Hint:If the diameter is 10,what is the radius?)My answer is 279.3 cu ft. but the book answer key is 209.3 cu ft. am I wrong? yingyyl@earthlink.net </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "V = (pi*r^2*h)/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "V = (pi*5^2*8)/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "V = 200pi/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "V = 200*3.14/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "V = 209.333333333333\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "V = 209.3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So there are approximately 209.3 cubic feet of gravel in the pile.<BR>\n" );
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