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Math Puzzle for January 3, 2025

A martini glass is essentially a cone resting on a stem and circular base

Alameda Post - a digram of a martini glass where the portion that holds liquid is an upside down cone. The height of the cone is capital H. The glass is partially filled with liquid to height lowercase h.

When filled to capacity, the height H of the liquid is 6.2731 cm.
When filled to capacity, the martini glass holds exactly 8 ounces.
A New Year’s reveler takes a gulp and the contents reduce to 7 ounces.
Find the reduced liquid height h after that gulp has been taken.

h = ______ centimeters

First correct answer received at [email protected] wins a gift card for ice cream at Tucker’s of Alameda.

Last week’s winner was John Lovato with x = 20.554 units

Jeff Smith is a former Math teacher and a retired US Navy Lieutenant Commander. Reach him at [email protected].

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