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A solid is formed by removing a cone from inside a cylinder that shares the same base and height. The cylinder has radius 5 and height 12.…

A solid is formed by removing a cone from inside a cylinder that shares the same base and height. The cylinder has radius 5 and height 12. What is the volume of the remaining solid, rounded to the nearest whole number?

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Answer: J: 628

The cylinder has volume πr2h=π(25)(12)=300π\pi r^2h=\pi(25)(12)=300\pi. The cone with the same base and height has volume 13πr2h=100π\frac{1}{3}\pi r^2h=100\pi. The remaining solid is 300π−100π=200π≈628.3300\pi-100\pi=200\pi\approx628.3, so the answer is 628628, choice J. Choice H (942942) is the cylinder's volume alone, with no cone removed. Choice F (314314) is the cone's volume only. Choice G (12571257) equals 400π400\pi, which would be the result if the cone volume were added to the cylinder and then doubled, and it is larger than the cylinder itself, so it cannot be the volume of what remains.

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