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What is the percent of the silo that is filled with corn at 10 hours. ​Use the picture bellow to get the answer.

What is the percent of the silo that is filled with corn at 10 hours. ​Use the picture-example-1
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Answer:

90.93%

Explanation:

It is clear that the table is a linear function. That is, every hour, the amount of corn increases by the same amount. You can find the slope of the linear function by using the slope formula:


m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)

In your case, the number comes out to be 825. So the number of corn will be 825*10 = 8250 cu ft.

Now, we know that the volume is area times height. So if the area is pi * r * r, then the volume of the shape is 2888*pi.

Therefore, the answer is 8250/2888*pi or 90.93%.

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