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A cylinder-shaped cup and a cone-shaped cup both have radii of 3 inches and heights of 5 inches. Compare the volumes of the two cups.

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Answer:

The cylinder-shaped cup has a volume of 141.3 inches cubed. The cone-shaped cup has a volume of 47.1 inches cubed.

Explanation:

The formula to find the volume of a cylinder is πr²h.

Since we know that the radius is 3 inches and the height is 5 inches, we can plug the numbers into the equation.

π(3²)(5) = 141.3

(Make sure to use 3.14 as pi)

The formula to find the volume of a cone is 1/3πr²h.

Since we know that the radius is 3 inches and the height is 5 inches, we can plug the numbers into the equation.

1/3π(3²)(5)= 47.1

The volume of the cylinder is 141.3 inches³ while the volume of the cone is 47.1 inches³.

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