Question

Austin uses a mold to make cone-shaped cupcakes. The diameter of the mold is 12 inches, and

the height of the mold is 10 inches. If one cubic inch is about 0.55 ounce, how many ounces will
2 cupcakes weigh? Use 3.14 for T. Round to the nearest tenth of an ounce. Only write the
number

Answer 1

Explanation:

the volume of a cone is

pi×r² × h/3

the radius is always half of the diameter, so, it is here

12/2 = 6 in.

h = 10 in.

so, we have here

pi×6²×10/3 = 3.14 × 36 × 10/3 = 3.14×120 = 376.8 in³.

2 cupcakes have then

376.8 × 2 = 753.6 in³

1 in³ = 0.55 ounces

so, the weight of 2 such cupcakes is

0.55 × 753.6 = 414.48 ounces ≈ 414.5 ounces

Answer 2

25.9

Explanation:

So calculate volume of the mold, which is a cone: (pi) r2 (h/3) where r is radius and h is height

So diameter/2 = r which is 1.5 in

h = 2 in

V = (3.14)(1.52)(2/3) = 4.71 in3

If 1 in3 = 0.55 oz, and 1 mold = 4.71 in3, then one mold = 2.59 oz

2.59 oz * 10 cupcakes = 25.9 oz total