SOLUTION: Four cubes of ice with an edge of 4 centimeter each are left to melt in a cylindrical glass with a radius of 6 centimeter. How high will the water rise when they have melted?

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Calculate the volume of 4 ice cubes. It is  V =  = 256 .


Next step divide this volume by the area of the base of the cylindrical glass 

A =  =  .


The ratio   is your answer.