Aran moved a cone-shaped pile of sand that had a height of 4 ft and a radius of 3.2 ft. He used all of the sand to fill a cylindrical pit with a radius of 6 ft.

How high did the sand reach in the pit? Use 3.14 to approximate pi and round your answer to one decimal place.

Question

Aran moved a cone-shaped pile of sand that had a height of 4 ft and a radius of 3.2 ft. He used all of the sand to fill a cylindrical pit with a radius of 6 ft.

 

How high did the sand reach in the pit? Use 3.14 to approximate pi and round your answer to one decimal place.

anonymous · Answer

I think I understand how to do the first part of the problem.  I did 1/3 x 3.14 x (3.2)2 x 4
and I got 42.871466667.  I don't know how to do the second part of the problem.  Can anyone please help me.