The roof of a grain silo is in the shape of a cone. The inside radius is 20 feet, and the roof is 16 feet tall.
Below the cone is a cylinder 36 feet tall, with the same radius.
What is the volume of the silo? If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth.
The volume of the silo is
cubic feet.
If one cubic foot of wheat is approximately 48 pounds, and the farmer's crop consists of approximately 2
million pounds of wheat, will all of the wheat fit in the silo?
The crop will
fit in the silo.