Question

A large dump truck will empty its full load of stone onto a small plot of land for storage. The rock forms a cone that is 9 feet tall. The truck holds 144 cubic feet of stone. What is the area of the circular base of the pile of stones?
48 square feet
square feet
16 square feet
square feet

Answer 1

48

Answer 2

how
can you explain

Answer 3

a cone that is 9 feet tall....holds 144 cubic feet

I would first write down the formula for the volume of a cone. Can you do that ?

Answer 4

V =1/3(Pie) r2h