The relationships of the volumes of cylinders, cones, and spheres (considering that the height and radius are the same for all of the objects):

Question

Put the items in order from least amount of cones needed to greatest amount of cones needed.

Least amount of cones needed

Greatest amount of cones needed

(3 points)

Number of Cones needed to equal the volume of one Cylinder

Number of Cones needed to equal the volume of one Sphere

Number of Cones needed, along with 1 Sphere to equal the

volume of one Cylinder

Answer 1

Least amount of cones needed: Sphere

Greatest amount of cones needed: Cylinder

Number of Cones needed to equal the volume of one Cylinder: 3 cones

Number of Cones needed to equal the volume of one Sphere: 2 cones

Number of Cones needed, along with 1 Sphere to equal the volume of one Cylinder: 1 cylinder and 2 cones