Question 1141975
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The volume of the original cone is 5 liters, or 5000 ml.<br>
When the cone is cut by a plane parallel to the base, 1/3 of the way down from the vertex, the small cone produced is similar to the original cone, with a height 1/3 the height of the original cone.<br>
Then, since the two cones are similar, the volume of the small cone is (1/3)^3 = 1/27 the volume of the original cone.<br>
So the volumes of the two pieces are 1/27 of 5000 ml and 26/27 of 5000 ml.<br>
You can do the calculations and rounding necessary to answer the question.