SOLUTION: Hi! can you please help me solve this? PROBLEM:a cone has a volume of 5 liters. There is a cylinder that has the same hight and a congruent base. What is the volume, in liters, o

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Question 419918: Hi! can you please help me solve this?
PROBLEM:a cone has a volume of 5 liters. There is a cylinder that has the same hight and a congruent base. What is the volume, in liters, of the cylinder? thank you so much for your time!

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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:a cone has a volume of 5 liters.
There is a cylinder that has the same height and a congruent base.
What is the volume, in liters, of the cylinder?
:
We know the vol of a cone is 1/3 the volume of a cylinder with same dimensions
therefore
3 * 5 = 15 liters vol of the cylinder