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Mrs. McDonnell is making 25 paper cones to fill with popcorn for her daughter's birthday party.

A cylinder with a cone on the top. The height of cylindrical portion is 6 inches and the height of the cone shaped portion is 2 inches.

Find the volume of one paper cone if the diameter is 4 inches and the height is 7 inches. Round your answer to the nearest cubic inch.
A.
29

in
3

B.
59

in
3

C.
117

in
3

D.
88

in
3

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Radius = 4/2 = 2 in.
Volume of a cone = (1/3)πr^2h = (1/3)π(2^2)(7) = (28/3)π ≈ 29.32 in^3.

Rounded to the nearest cubic inch: 29 in^3 → answer A.