The relationships of the volumes of cylinders, cones, and spheres (considering that the height and radius are the same for all of the objects):
Put the items in order from least amount of cones needed to greatest amount of cones needed.
Least amount of cones needed
Greatest amount of cones needed
(3 points)
Number of Cones needed to equal the volume of one Sphere
Number of Cones needed to equal the volume of one Cylinder
Number of Cones needed, along with 1 Sphere to equal the volume of one Cylinder
Least amount of cones needed: Cylinder
Greatest amount of cones needed: Sphere
Number of Cones needed to equal the volume of one Sphere: 2 cones
Number of Cones needed to equal the volume of one Cylinder: 3 cones
Number of Cones needed, along with 1 Sphere to equal the volume of one Cylinder: 5 cones