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A cylinder shaped drum is used to store used motor oil. The drum has a height of 3 ft and a radius of 1. 5 ft. How many cubic feet of oil does the drum hold? use 3. 14 to approximate pi. Enter your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest hundredth in the box. Ft³

User Chris Sidi
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21.20ft^3 - I think

Step-by-step explanation
To get the area of a 2d object, you would need to do (1.5•1.5)•3.14

So (1.5 • 1.5) =2.25

2.25•3.14 = 7.065

Now that you have the base, you need to multiply it by the height.

7.065 • 3 = 21.195 ≈ 21.20ft^3

Correct me if I am wrong
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