Al fills an ice cream cone to the top edge. The diameter of the ice
cream cone is 2 inches and its height is 6 inches. Don fills a bowl
(V = 5 cubic inches) with ice cream. Al has how much more ice
cream than Don?
A) 1.2in3
B) 1.28in3 (Correct Answer)
C) 1.1in3
D) 1in3
Explanation:
The ice cream cone has a diameter of 2 inches and a height of 6 inches.
Therefore the volume of the cone V = (1/3) (?) (r2) (h) = (1/3) (3.14) (1) (6) = 18.84/3 = 6.28in3
The difference in volume is 6.28 – 5 = 1.28in3
Related Common Core State Standard: Geometry: 8.G.9
