Question

I need some help with this question

Answer 1

Check the picture below.

namely, is the volume of the rectangular prism Paraffin, equals or less than the volume of the cone made from it?

`\bf  \textit{volume of a rectangular prism}\\\\ V=Lwh~~ \begin{cases} L=length\\ w=width\\ h=height\\[-0.5em] \hrulefill\\ L=8\\ w=6\\ h=4 \end{cases}\implies V=8\cdot 6\cdot 4\implies \boxed{V=192} \\\\[-0.35em] ~\dotfill\\\\ \textit{volume of a cone}\\\\ V=\cfrac{\pi r^2 h}{3}~~ \begin{cases} r=radius\\ h=height\\[-0.5em] \hrulefill\\ r=5\\ h=25 \end{cases}\implies V=\cfrac{\pi (5)^2(25)}{3}\implies \boxed{V\approx 654.5}`

well, clearly the cone has enough room to take the 192 cm³.