A candle maker has rectangular block of paraffin that is 4 centimeter high by 8 centimeter long by 6 centimeter wide. He melts i
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Answer:
The candle will not use all the paraffin from the original block.
Step-by-step explanation:
The cone-shaped candle is 5 cm wide at the base i.e. the diameter of the base is 5 cm i.e. radius is 2.5 cm.
If the height of the cone is 25 cm, then total volume of the cone shaped candle is
=
= 163.69 cubic cm.
Again, the volumes of the rectangular block of paraffin is (4 × 8 × 6) = 192 cubic cm.
Since, 192 > 163.69
Therefore, the candle will not use all the paraffin from the original block.
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