SOLUTION: during the last winter carnival, the local college students built a 30-foot snowman out of 100 tons of snow. How much snow will be needed to build a 36-foot snowman this year?

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Question 884907: during the last winter carnival, the local college students built a 30-foot snowman out of 100 tons of snow. How much snow will be needed to build a 36-foot snowman this year?
Found 2 solutions by JulietG, Alan3354:
Answer by JulietG(1812) About Me  (Show Source):
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100tons%2F30feet = 31%2F3tons per foot
31%2F3*36 = 120
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120 tons of snow will be needed.

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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during the last winter carnival, the local college students built a 30-foot snowman out of 100 tons of snow. How much snow will be needed to build a 36-foot snowman this year?
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The volume of a sphere is a function of the cube of its radius.
Weight is k*Volume
The radius is 1.2 times as big.
Weight = 100*1.2^3
= 172.8 tons