Asked by Zephyr Benedict

A pile of sand is shaped like a cone. If the height is 7 meters and the radius is 6 meters, how many cubic meters of sand are in the pile? Use 3.14 for pi and round to the nearest tenth.
A. 791.3m^3
B. 263.8m^3
C. 5881.1m^3

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Volume of cone = (1/3)πr^2h. With r = 6, h = 7, π = 3.14:
V = (1/3)(3.14)(6^2)(7) = (1/3)(3.14)(36)(7) = (1/3)(791.28) = 263.76 ≈ 263.8 m^3.
Answer: B.