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Mary wants to fill in a cylinder vase. At the flower store they told her that the vase should be filled for the flowers to last the longest. Her cylinder vase has a radius of 4 inches and a height of 6 inches. How much water should Mary pour into the vase?

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For the problem, we are asked t o calculate the volume of the cylindrical vase and it will represent the amount of water that Mary should pour. For a cylinder, the volume is calculated as follows:

V = πr²l
V = π(3)²(8)
V = 226.19 in³ water needed
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