Quiz
 

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)


To the nearest tenth of an inch, what is the volume of an ice cream cone that is 4.5 inches high and has a diameter of 3 inches?
 



A. 25.1
B. 10.6
C. 31.2
D. 10.2
 

 


 


The height of a pyramid is 8".  If the base of the pyramid is a square, and if the length of the side of the square is doubled, while the height remains the same, what happens to the volume?
 




A. 8 times larger
B. 6 times larger
C. 4 times larger
D. 2 times larger






 


A cone and a square pyramid both have a height of 10cm. If the diameter of the circular base is equal to the length of a side of the square base, and both are 9 cm., how much greater is the volume of the larger shape?
 

 



A. 58.05 cu.cm
B. equal in volume
C. 68.28 cu. cm
D. 31.4 cu. cm







A water container is shaped like a cone.  Julie is using this to fill a barrel with water.  If the barrel holds 900 cu. inches of water, and the cone is 7 inches high and has a radius of 3 inches, how many full cones will it take to fill the barrel?

 





A. 10
B. 12
C. 14
D. 16
 






 

 


A tetrahedron is a pyramid which has a triangular base.  If the area of the base
is 66 sq ", and the volume
of the tetrahedron
is 330 cubic ", what is the height of the pyramid?
 


A. 5"
B. 10"
C. 30"
D.
15"
 

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