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A cylinder is full at 471 cm3 and has a radius of 5 cm. It currently contains 314 cm3 of water. What will the difference in the height of the water be when the cylinder is full? Use 3.14 to approximate pi.

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Volume of a cylinder = π r² h

fully filled w/ water:
471 cm³ = 3.14 * (5cm)² * h
471 cm³ = 3.14 * 25cm² * h
471 cm³ = 78.5 cm² * h
471 cm³ / 78.5 cm² = h
6 cm = h

partially filled with water
314 cm³ = 78.5cm² * h
314 cm³ / 78.5 cm² = h
4 cm = h

6 cm - 4 cm = 2 cm the difference in the height of the water.
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