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Lesson 3: Find Volume of Cones — Practice Questions

  1. 1. A conical funnel with a radius of 3 inches and a height of 5 inches is draining liquid at a rate of 2 cubic inches per second. How many seconds will it take to empty, in terms of pi? ___ seconds.

  2. 2. A conical water tank has a radius of 2 feet and a height of 9 feet. Water is drained from it at a rate of 0.5 cubic feet per second. It will take ___ seconds to empty the tank, in terms of pi.

  3. 3. A conical container is filled with water at a constant rate. If the radius of the cone is doubled, but the height and fill rate remain the same, how does the time to fill the container change?

    • A. It is halved.
    • B. It is doubled.
    • C. It is quadrupled.
    • D. It does not change.
  4. 4. A machine deposits sand into a conical pile with a base diameter of 6 yards and a height of 4 yards. If sand is deposited at 3 cubic yards per hour, how many hours will it take? Express your answer in terms of pi. ___ hours.

  5. 5. A machine fills an ice cream cone with a radius of 2.5 cm and a height of 12 cm. If soft-serve is dispensed at a rate of 2.5 cm³/s, how many seconds will it take to fill the cone?

    • A. $10\pi$
    • B. $25\pi$
    • C. $30\pi$
    • D. $62.5\pi$
  6. 6. A right cone has a radius of 5 meters and a slant height of 13 meters. What is the height of the cone in meters? ___

  7. 7. The radius of a cone is 6 cm and its slant height is 10 cm. Find the height of the cone in cm. ___

  8. 8. A cone-shaped paper cup has a radius of 15 cm and a slant height of 17 cm. What is the height of the cup in cm? ___

  9. 9. A right cone has a radius of 9 feet and a slant height of 41 feet. What is its height?

    • A. 32 ft
    • B. 40 ft
    • C. 50 ft
    • D. 1600 ft
  10. 10. A cone has a slant height of 37 units and a radius of 12 units. Calculate the height of the cone. ___