Ice Cream Cone Math

Have you ever wondered how much ice cream will fit into a cone?   The inside of a cone is also called its volume.  Use the formula below to find the volume of a cone.

• Sam has an ice cream cone that is 5 inches in height, and has a radius of 1.25 inches.  Find the volume of Sam's ice cream cone.  Remember to use cubic inches for labeling the answer :)

• Did you notice that the cone is one-third the volume of a cylinder of equal height?   If the volume of the cone were 8.1 cubic inches, compare the volume of a cylinder with the same radius and height?     

• Compare the volume of different ice cream cones:  Waffle cones, large sugar cones, and small sugar cones.  How much more ice cream do the bigger cones hold?  Is it worth it to buy a bigger cone?