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Joanna plans to completely cover a large soup can,

including the top and bottom, with black paper. The
diameter of the can is 6 in. and the height is 5 in. Which is a
reasonable estimate for the number of square inches of
paper that Joanna will need to cover the can?
Select one:
101 square inches
151 square inches
1.319 square inches
141 square inches
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User CrispinH
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The answer would be 141 square inches
Reason is that to find the volume the formula would be pi*r^2*h.
Radius would be solved as 6/2=3 and height is 5 inches
Making the problem Pi*3^2*5
Plug that into a calculator which will give you 141 square inches
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