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A can of tomato sauce has a volume of 903 cm3 and a height of 11.5 cm. What is the diameter of the can? Group of answer choices 7 cm 5 cm 2.5 cm 10 cm

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Answer:

10 cm

Explanation:

the can is shaped like a cylinder

first step is to find the radius and then multiply the figure by 2

volume of a cylinder = nr^2h

n = 22/7

r = radius

903 = 11.5 x r^2 x 3.14

r^2 = 903 / (3.14 x 11.5)

r = 5 cm

diameter = 10cm

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