A gardener uses a tray of 6 conical pots to plant seeds. each conical pot has a radius of 3 centimeters and a depth of 8 centimeters. about how many cubic centimeters of soil are needed to plant the full tray? round to the nearest cubic centimeter. 226 cm3 301 cm3 452 cm3 678 cm3

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Kai Elliott

13 July, 21:22

A gardener uses a tray of 6 conical pots to plant seeds. each conical pot has a radius of 3 centimeters and a depth of 8 centimeters. about how many cubic centimeters of soil are needed to plant the full tray? round to the nearest cubic centimeter. 226 cm3 301 cm3 452 cm3 678 cm3

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Jayda Lee · Answer 1

The volume of a cone is one-third of the product of the area of the base times the height, i. e.

(1/3) π (r^2) * h = (1/3) π (3cm) ^2 * (8cm) = 75.40 cm^3

Now multiply that by the number of cones: 6 * 75.40 cm^3 = 452.40 cm^3.

Then the answer is 452 cm^3