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Earl is making a mold for creating cone-shaped candles. He starts with a cylindrical piece of wood and carves out a cone-shaped section. What is the approximate volume of the solid portion of the mold? Use 3.14 for pi.

1515\newlineEarl is making a mold for creating cone-shaped candles. He starts with a cylindrical piece of wood and carves out a cone-shaped section. What is the approximate volume of the solid portion of the mold? Use 33.1414 for pi.

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Q. 1515\newlineEarl is making a mold for creating cone-shaped candles. He starts with a cylindrical piece of wood and carves out a cone-shaped section. What is the approximate volume of the solid portion of the mold? Use 33.1414 for pi.
  1. Identify Dimensions: Identify the given dimensions of the cylindrical piece of wood. Assume the height hh is 1010 cm and the radius rr is 55 cm, since these are typical dimensions for a candle mold.
  2. Calculate Cylinder Volume: Calculate the volume of the cylinder before the cone is carved out. Use the formula for the volume of a cylinder, V=πr2hV = \pi r^2 h.\newlineVcylinder=3.14×52×10V_{\text{cylinder}} = 3.14 \times 5^2 \times 10
  3. Calculate Cylinder Volume: Perform the calculation for the volume of the cylinder.\newlineVcylinder=3.14×25×10V_{\text{cylinder}} = 3.14 \times 25 \times 10\newlineVcylinder=3.14×250V_{\text{cylinder}} = 3.14 \times 250\newlineVcylinder=785cm3V_{\text{cylinder}} = 785 \, \text{cm}^3
  4. Calculate Cone Volume: Calculate the volume of the cone that is carved out using the formula for the volume of a cone, V=13πr2hV = \frac{1}{3}\pi r^2h. The cone has the same height and radius as the cylinder.\newlineVcone=13×3.14×52×10V_{\text{cone}} = \frac{1}{3} \times 3.14 \times 5^2 \times 10
  5. Calculate Cone Volume: Perform the calculation for the volume of the cone.\newlineVcone=13×3.14×25×10V_{\text{cone}} = \frac{1}{3} \times 3.14 \times 25 \times 10\newlineVcone=13×3.14×250V_{\text{cone}} = \frac{1}{3} \times 3.14 \times 250\newlineVcone=261.67cm3V_{\text{cone}} = 261.67 \, \text{cm}^3

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