Bottom radius = 8/2 = 4cm
Water quantity = bottom area * water height =π*4*4*7.5= 120π.
Put it in the cone,
Water height =3/(3+2)* Cup height =3/5* 15=9CM.
Then the sum of the volumes of water and cone =π*4*4*9= 144π.
So the volume of the cone =144π-120π = 24π = 75.36cm2.
Don't divide by 3.