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Question 1056594: I need help with this problem I want to make a rectangular cake that is 10 inches long and 8 inches wide and 2 inches tall and use a cake recipe of a round cake that is 6 inches in diameter and 2 inches tall how much of the recipe do you need to use?If Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! I need help with this problem I want to make a rectangular cake that is 10 inches long and 8 inches wide and 2 inches tall and use a cake recipe of a round cake that is 6 inches in diameter and 2 inches tall how much of the recipe do you need to use?
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round cake volume:: pi*6^2*2 = 72pi cu in
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rectangular cake volume:: 2*8*10 = 160 cu in
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Ans:: how much of recipe needed = 72/160 = 45%
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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