Answer: 25% of the ice cream must be eaten to insure it does not overflow the cone when it melts.
Step-by-step explanation:
1. You must calculate the area of spherical scoop of ice cream with the following formula for calculate the volume of a sphere:
[tex]Vs=\frac{4}{3}r^{3}\pi[/tex]
Where [tex]r[/tex] is the radius ([tex]r=\frac{8cm}{2}=4cm[/tex])
[tex]Vs=\frac{4}{3}(4cm)^{3}\pi=268.08cm^{3}[/tex]
2. Now, you need to calculate the volume of the sugar cone with the following formula:
[tex]Vc=\frac{1}{3}r^{2}h\pi[/tex]
Where [tex]r[/tex] is the radius ([tex]r=\frac{8cm}{2}=4cm[/tex]) and [tex]h[/tex] is the height ([tex]h=12cm[/tex]):
[tex]Vc=\frac{1}{3}(4cm)^{2}(12cm)\pi=201.06cm^{3}[/tex]
3. When the ice cream melt, the percent of the cone that will be filled is:
[tex]P_f=(\frac{201.06cm^{3}}{268.08cm^{3}})100=75[/tex]%
4. Therefore, the percent of the ice cream that must be eaten to insure it does not overflow the cone when it melts, is:
[tex]P_e=100[/tex]%[tex]-75[/tex]%
[tex]P_e=25[/tex]%
