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A cylinder has a height of 16 cm and a radius of 5 cm. A cone has a height of 12 cm and a radius of 4 cm. If the cone is placed inside the cylinder as shown, what is the volume of the air space surrounding the cone inside the cylinder?

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To figure out this problem you need to find the area of the cylinder A= pi r^2 *h

Then find the area of the cone 1/3*pi*r^2 *h

Subtract the two answers
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