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The volume of a coffee cup 2020-01-25
From Amirah:
What is the volume of a polystyrene cup with a height of 8cm, diameter of 5cm at the top and 4cm at the bottom when it is filled with water?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The radius of a coffee cup 2016-09-12
From Brett:
What is inside radius, in centimeters of a coffee cup if it holds 350g of coffee when filled to a depth of 9.5 cm? Assume coffee has the same density of water, 1.00g/cm3. A numeric value is expected and not an expression.
Answered by Penny Nom.
Two teams of 4 playing 4 rounds of golf 2013-09-29
From Tom:
We would like to play a ryder cup format with two teams of 4 playing 4 rounds of golf. Three of the rounds would be pairs playing each other and one round would be singles. How can we set up the foursomes so we balance the number of times we play with every other golfer.
Answered by Victoria West.
A label to cover a plastic cup 2012-10-23
From Kevin:
I'm trying to make a label to cover the entire outer area or a plastic cup. I know there must be a way to figure out the dimensions needed, but I can't seem to figure it out. The circumference of the bottom of the cup is 21.4cm and the circumference at the top of the cup is 29.8cm. The cup is 14.5cm tall. What should the height of the arc from the plane connecting the two ends of the 21.4cm arc. I attached a diagram where x is the value I'm looking for. I'm guessing there is some simple relationship between the length of a line and the arc needed to turn that line into a perfect circle, but I don't know what it is. Can you figure this out and share it with me? Thanks.

-Kevin

Answered by Penny Nom.
Golf for 20, two teams of 10 2012-08-30
From Mark:
Hi I have to teams of 10 people playing Ryder cup format(against each other) Can I have all 20 people playing with someone different over 3rounds of golf while remaining on there respective team I.e. players 1 to 10 must team up with a player of that group against a pair for players 11 to 20
I hope you can solve this for me
Thanks a bunch Mark

Answered by Victoria West.
Water is flowing into a cup 2011-12-19
From Tim:
A cup has a radius of 2" at the bottom and 6" on the top. It is 10" high. 4 Minutes ago, water started pouring at 10 cubic " per minute. How fast was the water level rising 4 minutes ago? How fast is the water level rising now? What will the rate be when the glass is full?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Volume of a styrofoam cup 2010-06-23
From Stacy:
how do you find the volume of a truncated cup with height of 3, top diameter of 2.5, and a bottom diameter of 2
Answered by Penny Nom.
A 3D cardboard cupcake 2010-01-30
From Margaret:
Hi,
I'm an art student and I'm attempting to build a 3D cupcake out of cardboard. I want it to have a circular base of 8.5 inches and sides that are 7'' tall and slope outward so the top of the base is 29'. The top with the frosting would be a detachable lid made from a cone with a base circumfrance of 29". My problem is how to cut the side so they will slope out, I'm pretty sure there needs to be a curve, however I don't how to calculate the degree of it. Ideally I want the sides to be a single piece of cardboard. I also don't know how to calculate the arc needed to make a cone who's circular base's circumfrence is 29''.
Thanks,
Margaret

Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
Coffee scoops per cup 2009-06-29
From charity:
if my coffee machine takes 10 scoops for every six cups, how many scoops do i need for 4 cups. each scoops equals one tbls(.25 oz)
Answered by Penny Nom.
Find out the length of a cup when its volume is halved 2009-05-25
From Thomas:
I'm having trouble with a question. What kind of formula would i use to find out the length of a cup when its volume is halved?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
12 oz. cup 2009-04-19
From Tom:
I am a ceramic teacher and wanted my students to make a 12 oz. cup, what formula should we use?
Answered by Chris Fisher.
Stanley Cup costume (truncated cone pattern) 2007-10-19
From Janet:
You hockey fans will love this question. I am making a Stanley Cup halloween costume and need a flat pattern for the bowl portion. I believe a truncated cone will work nicely. Base circumference needs to be 32" (10.19 diameter). Top circumference needs to be 44" (14 diameter). It needs to be 8" high. Thanks for your help.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
A conical cup 2007-10-18
From Nicholas:
Water is leaking out of a small hole at the tip of a conical paper cup at the rate of 1cm^3/min. The cup has height 8cm and radius 6cm, and is initially full up to the top. Find the rate of change of the height of water in the cup when the cup just begins to leak. Since V= (pi/3)r^2h, how do I eliminate a variable or change the equation so I that I can answer the question? Thanks.
Answered by Penny Nom.
What is 240mL of water in cups? 2007-08-16
From Gareth:
What is 240mL of water in cups?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Conversion of a recipe 2005-02-06
From Peg:

A Hungarian friend gave me an old, old family recipe and it calls for:

20 dg. sugar

15 dg. filbert

I can't find a conversion table anywhere that explains how to get ounces from "dg." Do you know what the equivalent would be in ounces of dry measurement?


Answered by Harley Weston.
 
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