Question

Linda buys blocks of chocolate that are 15 inches by 10 inches by 5 inches. She then melts the chocolate and pours it into cone molds that are 6 inches tall with a diameter of 3 inches. How many chocolate cones does she make out of each block? How much chocolate is left over?

Answer 1

@amistre64

Answer 2

First you have to find the volume of the chocolate and then the volume of a cone. @quickthing

Answer 3

Okay, I shall try.

Answer 4

The chocolate is a cube, right?

Answer 5

The chocolate is a rectangular prism.

Answer 6

Oh okay.

Answer 7

let me get a picture of one.

Answer 8

A cube would have all the same sides. But this one doesn't. It is 15 inches by 10 inches by 5 inches.

Answer 9

Right hang on, let me label the one I have.

Answer 10

Does that look OK?

Answer 11

Yes.

Answer 12

\(\huge\ Volume=length \times base \times height\)

Answer 13

Awesome. Now then, the volume of a rectangular prism is l w h

Answer 14

Oh you beat me lol

Answer 15

So you just plug in the values.

Answer 16

OK. 15*10*5 = 750 inches cubed

Answer 17

Correct.

Answer 18

I have a few more questions. Would you take a look?

Answer 19

O wait, there's another part to this.

Answer 20

Yes.

Answer 21

So the molds are circles....

Answer 22

No. They are cones.

Answer 23

Ohhhh.

Answer 24

That's how they look.

Answer 25

Yes, that's right.