Question

A company makes wax candles in the shape of a cylinder. Each candle has a diameter of 6 inches and a height of 4 inches. How much wax will the company need to make 140 candles?

Use 3.14 for
`\pi` , and do not round your answer.

Answer 1

The company will need 3,360 inches of wax

Explanation:

To find how much wax you need per one candle you would do 6in.X4in. which gives you 24in. of wax. Then to find the amount of was for 140 candles you would do 140X24in. to get 3,360 inches of wax.