A grain silo that stores com can pack at a density of 18 pounds per cubic foot. The silo is shaped like a cylinder along with a hemisphere of the same radius on top of the cylinder as shown. (a) Determine the volume of the silo to the nearest cubic foot. 5 ft (b) How many tons of corn can the silo hold if there are 3,000 pounds per ton. Round to the nearest tenth of a ton.
A grain silo that stores com can pack at a density of 18 pounds per cubic foot. The silo is shaped like a cylinder along with a hemisphere of the same radius on top of the cylinder as shown. (a) Determine the volume of the silo to the nearest cubic foot. 5 ft (b) How many tons of corn can the silo hold if there are 3,000 pounds per ton. Round to the nearest tenth of a ton.
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Transcribed Image Text:A grain silo that stores com can pack at a density of 18 pounds per cubic foot. The silo is shaped like a cylinder
along with a hemisphere of the same radius on top of the cylinder as shown.
(a) Determine the volume of the silo to the nearest cubic foot.
5 ft
(b) How many tons of corn can the silo hold if there are 3,000 pounds per ton. Round to the nearest tenth of a
ton.
15 ft
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