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Lickety split ice cream comes in a cylindrical container w/ diam. of 6in and height of 10in. The company claims to give the customers 25 scoops of ice cream to the customer, each scoop being a 3in radius sphere. How many scoops does a container actually hold? indecision

 May 9, 2016

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The volume of the  container    =   pi * (3 in)^2 *( 10 in)  = 90 pi  in^3

 

The volume of each scoop  = (4/3)pi (3)^3   = 36  pi in^3

 

So....the number of scoops  in each container   =   [90 pi in^3] / [36 pi in^3]  =  90/36   =  2.5 scoops  per container   [ llooks like the company is overstating their claim by a factor of 10 !!! ]

 

 

cool cool cool

 May 9, 2016
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The volume of the  container    =   pi * (3 in)^2 *( 10 in)  = 90 pi  in^3

 

The volume of each scoop  = (4/3)pi (3)^3   = 36  pi in^3

 

So....the number of scoops  in each container   =   [90 pi in^3] / [36 pi in^3]  =  90/36   =  2.5 scoops  per container   [ llooks like the company is overstating their claim by a factor of 10 !!! ]

 

 

cool cool cool

CPhill May 9, 2016
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Thank you 4 answering! I posted the question

ZZZZZZ  May 10, 2016

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