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A cone shaped funnel has 314 cubic inches of water. If the height of the funnel is 12 inches, what is the radius of the tunnel?

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Answer:

The correct answer is that the funnel has 5 inches of radius.

Explanation:

To calculate the volume of a cone, you need to multiply the base area, in this case the area of a circle: π * r², by its height and then by 1/3:

Volume of a cone = (1/3) * π * r² * h

Now, let's replace the values given in the question for finding out the value of the radius.

314 = (1/3) * 3,14 * r² * 12

314 = 4 * 3.14 * r² (after multiplying 12 x 1/3 on the right side)

100 = 4 * r² (after dividing by 3,14 at both sides of the equation)

25 = r² (after dividing by 4 at both sides of the equation)

5 = r (after calculating the √ of 25)

A cone shaped funnel with a volume of 314 inches of water, a height of 12 inches has a radius of 5 inches.

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