Question

Alice purchased paint in a bucket with a radius of 3.5 inches and a height of 8 inches The paint cost $0.05 per cubic inch.

What was the total cost of the paint?

Use 3.14 for pi.

Round only your final answer to the nearest penny.

Enter your answer in the box.

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Answer 1

$15.39

Explanation:

The volume of the cylinder is given by ...

V = πr²h = 3.14·(3.5 in)²·(8 in) = 307.72 in³

Since each cubic inch costs $0.05, the total cost is ...

$0.05 · 307.72 ≈ $15.39