Question

A cone has a volume of 12 cubic inches. What is the volume of a cylinder that the cone fits exactly inside of?

6 in3
24 in3
36 in3
48 in3

Answer 1

I think it is C but I am not 100% sure.

Answer 2

Can yo tell me why you think it is C?

Answer 3

*you

Answer 4

Because is you divide 36 by 3 you get 12 and it is cubed (3)

Answer 5

okay thank you

Answer 6

So the trick here is writing out your formulas

Answer 7

yes, thank you

Answer 8

\[V _{cone}=\frac{ 1 }{ 3 }\pi*r^2*h=12\]
\[V _{cyllinder}=\pi*r^2*h\]

Do you see where to go from here?