Question

A company makes wax candles in the shape of a cylinder. Each candle has a radius of 3 inches and a height of 2 inches. How much wax will the company need to make 270 candles?

Use 3.14 for pie and do not round your answer.

Answer 1

`15,260.4 \: {in}^(3)`

Explanation:

Radius of candle = 3 inches

Height of candle = 2 inches

Wax needed to make one candle = Volume of one cylindrical candle

`=\pi r^2 h`

`=3.14(3)^2 (2)`

`=56.52\: in^3`

Volume of wax needed to make 270 candles

`= 270 * wax\: needed \: to\:make \: one \: candle \\ \\ = 270 * 56.52 \\ \\ = 15,260.4 \: {in}^(3)`