Question

Anders is using cast to make plaster figure. he has a cylinder cast that has a diameter of 8 in and is 24 in tall. Anders uses a cone shaped container with a diameter of 12 in and a height of 16 in to fill his cast. How many cone shaped containers full of plaster will he need to completely fill the cylinder cast

Answer 1

To answer this question you will find the volume of the cylinder and the volume of a cone and divide them in that order.

Anders will need 2 cone containers filled with plaster to fill the cylinder cast.

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