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Cylinder A has a radius of 6 centimeters. Cylinder B has the same height and a radius half as long as cylinder A. What fraction of the volume of cylinder A is the volume of cylinder B? Explain

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Answer:

The volume of cylinder A is four times the volume of cylinder B

Explanation:

User Philolegein
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The formula for the volume of a cylinder is π × radius^2 × height. The π and height will remain the same, so the only difference will be in the radius. 6^2 = 36, and 3^2 = 9, so 9 is 1/4 of 36 (36 ÷ 4 = 9) which means that the answer is 1/4. I hope this helps!
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