Shyanne went to the candy store with her friend Priyanka. Shyanne showed Priyanka that she found a piece of candy that is in the shape of a cone. The height of the candy is 2.25 centimeters and the diameter is 1.89 centimeters. Determine the volume of the piece of candy. Round to the nearest tenth.

a. 25.2 cm³

b. 8.4 cm ³

c. 2.1 cm ³

d. 4.5 cm ³

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Zachery Hobbs

6 November, 16:57

Shyanne went to the candy store with her friend Priyanka. Shyanne showed Priyanka that she found a piece of candy that is in the shape of a cone. The height of the candy is 2.25 centimeters and the diameter is 1.89 centimeters. Determine the volume of the piece of candy. Round to the nearest tenth.

a. 25.2 cm³

b. 8.4 cm ³

c. 2.1 cm ³

d. 4.5 cm ³

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Dax Benjamin · Answer 1

By definition, the volume of a cone is given by the expression:

v = hπr ^ 2/3

Where,

h: height of the cone

r: radius of the base

Substituting the values

v = ((2.5) π (1.89 / 2) ^ 2) / 3 = 2.1cm ^ 3

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the volume of the piece of candy is:

c. 2.1 cm ³