402 Answered Questions for the topic Volume

Volume

08/21/14

a cylindrical can with a top and a bottom is to have a volume of 128 cubic centimeters.

a cylindrical can with a top and a bottom is to have a volume of 128 cubic centimeters. find the dimensions that will minimize the amount of material required to construct the can.

if the hight of a cylinder is 4 inches, and the volume is 15 ml, whats the diameter?

if the hight of a cylinder is 4 inches, and the volume is 15 ml, whats the diameter?    please answer asap! its so important! 

06/21/14

what volume of plastic is saved each year if there are 50 billion water bottles produced each year?

instead of using bottle cap A instead of bottle cap B u save .4414 volume of plastic. please use scientific notation
Volume Percents

06/21/14

the volume of a bottle cap is 1.03 and that cap is 30% smaller then the original cap. what is the volume of the original cap?

so bottle a bottle cap has a volume of 1.03 and that cap is 30% smaller then the original cap. what is the volume of the original bottle cap?
Volume Centimeters

06/20/14

What is the volume in cubic centimetres?

If 1300 square centimeters of material is available to make a box with a square base and an open top, find the largest possible volume of the box. What is the volume in cubic centimetres? 
Volume Cylinder

06/20/14

What are the dimensions of such a cylinder which has maximum volume?

A cylinder is inscribed in a right circular cone of height 6 and radius (at the base) equal to 7.5. What are the dimensions of such a cylinder which has maximum volume? radius=? height=?  

06/19/14

Optimization Problems

An open-top box is to be constructed so that its base is twice as long as it is wide. Its volume is to be 2300 cm^3. FInd the dimensions that will minimize the amount of cardboard... more

06/11/14

the height is 3 and the radius is 6 by a factor of 1/3. by factoring do they mean by the scale is 1/3 or the original is 1/3

i was finding the cylinder's volume but i got stuck by  A. what is the volume of the original cylinder? b. what is the volume of the scale cylinder?

06/02/14

At what rate in cubic centimeters per minute is the volume increasing at this instant?

When air expands adiabatically (without gaining or losing heat), its pressure P and volume V are related by the equation PV^(1.4)=C where C is a constant. Suppose that at a certain instant the... more
Volume

05/27/14

How many cans does she use?

June works in a grocery store. She is building a square pyramid out of vegetable cans. The base of the pyramid is 40 cans. The height is 9 cans. How many cans does she Use?

04/15/14

volume help. show work

At A water tank is being filled by water being pumped into the tank at a volume given by the formula, P(t) = 60t +1060, where t is in minutes. At the same time the water tank has a leak and the... more

03/31/14

Optimization Problems

A cylindrical can is to have a volume of 1L.  a) Find the height and radius of the can that will minimize the surface area b) What is the ratio of the height to the diameter? Do pop cans have a... more

02/19/14

The flower bed is 12 feet long and 4 feet wide. If she wants to put 12 inches of mulch in the bed, how many cubic feet of mulch will she need?

The flower bed has a length of 12 feet and a width of 4 feet.
Volume Word Problem

11/27/13

volume of wood in trees

The volume of wood V in a tree varies jointly as the height h and the square of the girth g. (girth is the distance around the tree.) If the volume of a redwood tree is 216 m^3 when the height is... more

05/11/13

Finding volume of a tetrahedron

The edge is 12 and the height is 12 for the tetrahedron. I know that tetrahedron consists of 4 equilateral triangles. I have a problem with finding the volume because i had two answers. first I... more
Volume Geometry Frustum

05/11/13

How to find the volume of a frustum?

The frustum has: radii of the top circle base is 9. the radii of the bottom circle is 12. The slant height is 6.  I know you draw the frustum into a cone by extending it. Then you do the volume of... more
Volume

04/21/13

Find the volume, in cubic feet, of the right rectangular prism of 2-3/8 ft.x 8 ft.x 3-1/2 ft.?

  What is the volume in cubic feet, of the right rectangular prism of 2-3/8 feet, 8 feet and 3-1/2 feet?
Volume Cube

04/12/13

Having problems with the volume of a cube. V=s^3 where s is the length of a side.

It states to find the length of a side of a cube (rounding the answer to three decimal places) showing the steps of the problem; if the volume is a) 800 cm3 b) 500 cm3 How did you get to the... more
Volume

02/27/13

what is the volume of a cone that has a radius of 6inches and a height of 8inches

what is the volume of a cone that has a radius of 6in and a height of 8 in use 3.14
Volume Cylinder Cube

02/03/13

Can anyone help me on few of these problems on on this Measuring Area & Volume study guide?

1. A cube has a volume of 6 cubic centimeters. If all side lengths are doubled,what is the volume of the new cube? 3. The dimensions of a large cube are three times the dimensions of a small cube.... more
Volume Area

02/01/13

Can anyone help me with this Measuring Area & Volume study guide?

A cube has a volume of 6 cubic centimeters. If all side lengths are doubled,what is the volume of the new cube? A rectangular prism has a volume of 32 cubic feet. What is the new volume if the... more

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