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Question 630064: Two cylindrical water tanks have the same dimensions. One is filled to a height of 4 ft while the other is filled to a height of 8 ft. What is the ratio of the amount of water in the two tanks?
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
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Two cylindrical water tanks have the same dimensions. One is filled to a height of 4 ft while the other is filled to a height of 8 ft. What is the ratio of the amount of water in the two tanks?
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h is 1st power --> linear function
Put another way, Vol = k*h, since pi*r^2 is the same for the 2 tanks.
4 to 8 --> 1 to 2 volume, the same ratio

Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
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2 times the height, everything else being equal, means 2 times the volume.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it