Question

A cylindrical soup can has a diameter of 3.2 in. and is 5.4 in. tall. Find the volume of the can.

Answer 1

Step 1

State the formula for the volume of a cylinder

`V=\text{ }\pi r^2h`

Where,

`\text{radius(r) =}(diameter)/(2)=(3.2)/(2)=1.6in`
`\text{Height(h)}=5.4in`

Step 2

Find the volume after substitution of values

`\begin{gathered} V=\text{ 3.141592654}*1.6^2*5.4 \\ \end{gathered}`
`\begin{gathered} V=43.42937684in \\ V\approx43.43in \end{gathered}`

Hence, the volume of the can approximately to 2 decimal places = 43.43 in