The bricklayers in a building company need mortar for their next three jobs. Job A needs 1.3 m
Job B needs 1.4 m
Job C needs 1.1 m3
The mortar silo in the builders' yard contains mortar in the cone section only.
The formula for the volume of a cone is
Mortar silo
Diameter of silo
2.4m
1
V=
Barah
Where
V = volume in cubic metres
r = radius
h = height of cone
Height of cone section
2.4m
use 3.142 for it
Do they have enough mortar for all of the jobs?