Question

Kerry bought a conical tent to put in the back porch. The tent instructions reveal the height at the tallest point to be 4.5 feet and the space inside to be 10.5 cubic feet. About how many square feet of the back porch will be covered by the tent?

Answer 1

15 feet is the answer

Answer 2

Answer:

Kerry bought a conical tent to put on the back porch. The tent instructions reveal the height at the tallest point to be 4.5 feet and the space inside to be 10.5 cubic feet. About how many square feet of the back porch will be covered by the tent?

Which measure of the cone needs to be calculated to answer the problem?

Base Area

Which equation represents the scenario?

10.5=(1/3)B(4.5)

How many square feet of the back porch will the tent cover?

7 square feet