SOLUTION: The volume of a cone with a base area of 12 cm^2 and a height of 9 cm is 72 cm^3. True or False?

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Question 771143: The volume of a cone with a base area of 12 cm^2 and a height of 9 cm is 72 cm^3. True or False?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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V = (1/3)*B*h

72 = (1/3)*12*9

72 = 36

This last equation is FALSE. If it changed the 72 to 36, then it would be true, but it's not true because of this.