SOLUTION: When 300 cm (cubed) of water is poured into a cylindrical container, the water level rises 12cm, What is the base area of the cylindrical container?

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Question 878696: When 300 cm (cubed) of water is poured into a cylindrical container, the water level rises 12cm, What is the base area of the cylindrical container?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Volume of Cylinder = (Area of Base)*(Height)

300 = (Area of Base)*(12)

300/12 = Area of Base

25 = Area of Base

Area of Base = 25 square cm (you can write "square cm" as cm%5E2)