Question

sara has a stack of 8 plates, each plate is 0.5 inches tall and she is trying to wrap them as a gift. If each plate has a diameter of 10 inches, what is the approximate the amount of wrapping paper she will need to cover the plates. Round to the nearest square inch.

Answer 1

283 square inches of wrapping paper.

Explanation:

You have to find surface are to have enough wrapping paper. Each plate is 0.5 so multiply that by 8 to get the height of the whole piece. 2pie(5)^2 + 2pie(5)(4)=283