Cups A and B are cone shaped and have heights of 35 cm and 21 cm and openings with radii of 7 cm and 11 cm, respectively. If cup B is full and its contents are poured into cup A, will cup A overflow? If not how high will cup A be filled?
1 Answer
Jan 12, 2018
Cup A will overflow
Explanation:
To find the quantity inside a cup, we need to find the volume.
and Volume of cone =
So volume of cup B =
Now, this
Now, volume of cup A =
We can observe that volume of cup A is smaller than that of cup B.
So, cup A will overflow when contents of cup B are poured into cup A.