SOLUTION: If you have a cone and a cylinder with the same base and same height, and the cone holds 30mL of water, how much water would the cylinder hold?

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Question 745574: If you have a cone and a cylinder with the same base and same height, and the cone holds 30mL of water, how much water would the cylinder hold?
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Vol of cone = 1/3 pi r^2 h
Vol of cylinder = pi r^2 h
so the volume of the cylinder
must be 90 mL ( 3 x 30 mL)