Question

After taking core samples all over a cone-shaped mountain, you have determined that for every 1,000,000 yd3 there is about 2 lbs of gold to be mined. If the mountain has a base diameter that is 2,000 yards wide and a height that is 3,000 yards tall, about how much gold is it expected to hold? HEEEEELP

Answer 1

Answer: 2000 times 3000 is 5,000,000. So, 5,000,000 divide by 1000000 is 5 multiplied by 2 is 10 pounds of gold,

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