SOLUTION: 11. In a 9 inch square cake pan and a 10 inch square cake pan, what is the difference in volume each pan will hold? Assume each pan is 1.5 inches high

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Question 267079: 11. In a 9 inch square cake pan and a 10 inch square cake pan, what is the difference in volume each pan will hold? Assume each pan is 1.5 inches high
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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You can go either of two ways. The straightforward method is to calculate the volume of the larger pan:



and then calculate the volume of the smaller pan:



And then subtract:



Or, you can find the area of the bottom of each of the pans:





Subtract:



And multiply the result by the depth of the pan, 1.5



I like the second method better, because I was able to do the calculation in my head.


John