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25 October, 16:05

You have an ice cream scoop with a 2-inch diameter. You have an ice cream cone with a 2-inch diameter and a height of 5 inches. If you place one scoop of ice cream on the cone and let the ice cream melt, will it spill over the cone?

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  1. 25 October, 16:29
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    No, because the volume of the cone is greater than the volume of the ice cream scoop.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    To solve this problem we just need to compare the volume of the ice scream scoop with the volume of the ice cream cone.

    The ice scream scoop is a sphere with a diameter of 2 inches (so a radius of 1 inch), then the volume is:

    V = (4/3) * pi * r^3

    V = (4/3) * pi * 1^3

    V = 4.1888 in3

    Now, to find the volume of the ice cream cone, we just need to use the formula of the cone volume (with radius = 1 inch):

    V = (1/3) * pi * r^2 * h

    V = (1/3) * pi * 1^2 * 5

    V = 5.236 in3

    As the volume of the cone is greater than the volume of the ice cream scoop, the ice cream will not spill over the cone after melting.
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