Question

A cone-shaped tent has a diameter of 12 ft and a height of 6 ft.

What is the approximate volume of the tent?
Use 3.14 to approximate pi, and express your final answer to the nearest tenth.

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Answer 1

@welshfella @e.mccormick

Answer 2

volume of a cone = 1/3*pi*r^2*h where r is the radius and h is the perpendicular height

Answer 3

the diameter is twice the radius
d = 2r told to use pi as 3.14
to the nearest tenth means round to one decimal place

Answer 4

@Michele_Laino whats 10851.84 x 1/3 ?

Answer 5

@triciaal

Answer 6

If we use the suggestion of @triciaal we get:
\[\Large V = \frac{{\pi \times {6^2} \times 6}}{3} = ...?\]

Answer 7

using \pi=3.14, we can write:
\[\Large V = \frac{{\pi \times {6^2} \times 6}}{3} = \frac{{3.14 \times {6^2} \times 6}}{3} = ...?\]

Answer 8

226.08

Answer 9

that's right! Now you have to round off that number to the nearest tenth, what do you get?

Answer 10

226.1

Answer 11

that's right!