SOLUTION: At an office there is a cylindrical water cooler that has a radius of 15cm and a height of 40cm. The paper cups are cone-shaped with a radius of 5 cm and a height of 10cm. How man

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Question 1160308: At an office there is a cylindrical water cooler that has a radius of 15cm and a height of 40cm. The paper cups are cone-shaped with a radius of 5 cm and a height of 10cm.
How many cups of water could be taken from the water cooler before it needs replacement? Include a diagram of the cooler and the paper cup.
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(hint 𝑉 = 𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 × 𝐻𝑒𝑖𝑔h𝑡 and 𝑉 = 𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 ×𝐻𝑒𝑖𝑔h𝑡 )

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Volume for the water cooler, 40%2Api%2A15%5E2 cubic cm

Volume for ONE of the paper cup, %281%2F3%29%2A10%2Api%2A5%5E2 cubic cm

You can figure out the rest.