SOLUTION: how much more volume is there in a cube than in a cone with the same height of 10 inches, same width of 10 inches and same length of 10 inches?

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Question 1081648: how much more volume is there in a cube than in a cone with the same height of 10 inches, same width of 10 inches and same length of 10 inches?
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The volume of a cube is . The volume of a cone is . Since the diameter of the base of the cone is the same as a side of the cube, the radius is one-half of the measure of a side.

Calculate the two volumes and subtract the volume of the cone from the volume of the cube.

John

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