SOLUTION: In the middle of the nineteenth century, octagonal barns and silos (and even some houses) became popular. How many cubic feet of grain would an octagonal silo hold if it were 12 fe

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Question 1163391: In the middle of the nineteenth century, octagonal barns and silos (and even some houses) became popular. How many cubic feet of grain would an octagonal silo hold if it were 12 feet tall and had a regular base with 10 foot edges?
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How many cubic feet of grain would an octagonal silo hold if it were 12 feet tall and had a regular base with 10 foot edges?
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Find the area of the base.
You can look up the formula, or figure it out.
Multiply that by the height.