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Finding the Volume of a Cone or a Pyramid

The volume formulas you will be using:
Volume of a Cone = 1/3Π r2h
Volume of a Pyramid = 1/3 Bh
(for the cones..let pi = 3.14)


Find the volume of the following shapes:
Cone: r = 5", h = 11"

Pyramid: B is a rectangle;
     l=9', w=7'; h= 14'
 

 



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A funnel shaped like a cone, has a radius or 7" and a height of 14".  How many cubic inches of water can the funnel hold when it is full?
 


 

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A pyramid having a square base with each side of the square being 36m in length, is 65m tall.  What is the volume of this pyramid?
 


 

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A regular square pyramid has a volume of 252 cubic feet.  It's height is 7 feet.  Find the length of one side of the square base.
Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot.
 





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A cone which is 12" in height and which has a radius of 6" sits inside a cylinder which is the same height and which has the same radius.  What is the volume of the "empty space" inside the cylinder?
 



 

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