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A gigantic balloon used for a parade is shaped like an ice cream cone. The radius of the cone and the hemisphere is 12 feet. The height of the cone is 60 feet. If the balloon with helium at the rate of 70 cubic feet per minute, about how many minutes fill the balloon? Round each volume to the nearest tenth of a cubic foot, Round the time to the nearest minute.

Volume of hemisphere_____
Volume of cone____
Total volume____
Time to fill the balloon____

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Final answer:

The volume of the balloon can be calculated by finding the volume of the hemisphere and the cone separately and then adding them together. The time to fill the balloon can be calculated by dividing the total volume by the rate of filling.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the volume of the balloon, we need to calculate the volume of the hemisphere and the volume of the cone separately, and then add them together.

Volume of hemisphere = (2/3) * pi * r^3, where r is the radius. In this case, r = 12 feet, so the volume of the hemisphere is approximately 7243.7 cubic feet (rounded to the nearest tenth of a cubic foot).

The volume of cone = (1/3) * pi * r^2 * h, where r is the radius and h is the height. In this case, r = 12 feet and h = 60 feet, so the volume of the cone is approximately 9053.3 cubic feet (rounded to the nearest tenth of a cubic foot).

Total volume of the balloon = Volume of hemisphere + Volume of cone = 7243.7 cubic feet + 9053.3 cubic feet = 16297 cubic feet (rounded to the nearest tenth of a cubic foot).

To calculate the time to fill the balloon, we need to divide the total volume by the rate of filling. Given that the rate is 70 cubic feet per minute, the time to fill the balloon is approximately 232.8 minutes (rounded to the nearest minute).

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