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Jamie is wrapping a can of paint as a gag gift for a friend. If the can is 11 inches high and has a diameter of 7 inches, how many square inches of wrapping paper will she use in completely covering the
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Jamie is wrapping a can of paint as a gag gift for a friend. If the can is 11 inches high and has a diameter of 7 inches, how many square inches of wrapping paper will she use in completely covering the can?

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A can of paint is a cylinder, so we must use the surface area for a cylinder.
2(
\pir
r^(2)) is the top and bottom.

The surface of the can is a rectangle with a length equal to the circumference of the can.

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