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Challenge 189: Caramel Calculations

Can you calculate the exact volume of caramel sauce inside the cone?

A perfectly spherical scoop of ice-cream of radius 2.5cm is placed in an ice cream cone of height 12cm and with a circular open end of radius 3cm. The space enclosed by the ice cream and the cone is filled with caramel sauce.

Assuming that the cone is perfectly conical, calculate the exact volume of caramel sauce inside the cone.