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The radius of the base of a cylinder is 10 centimeters, and its height is 20 centimeters. A cone is used to fill the cylinder with water. The radius of

the cone's base is 5 centimeters, and its height is 10 centimeters.
The number of times one needs to use the completely filled cone to completely fill the cylinder with water is

User Mark Melgo
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Answer:

2?

Explanation:

User Manish Dash
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Answer:

24 times

Explanation:

Volume of cylinder = πr^2h

Volume of cone = (πr^2h)/ 3

btw ^ = exponent

Since the measurements of the two shapes aren't the same, you can't just say it's three.

Volume of cylinder = (π)(10^2)(20) = 2000π

Volume of cone = (π)(5^2)(10)/3 = 83.3333π

2000/83 = 24

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