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Store Trash manufactures trash cans that are open at the top and do not have lids. The company’s engineers are designing a trash can that has a total volume of 7.85/cubedft. They are deciding between a rectangular prism-shaped trash can with base dimensions of 1.5 ft X 2.0 ft and a cylindrical trash can with a base area of 3.14/squaredft. The material used to manufacture the trash cans costs $3.60 per square foot. Which trash can design will cost the company less to manufacture and by approximately how much?

a) cylindrical trash can by $2.47.
b) cylindrical trash can by $8.89.
c)rectangular prism trash can by $0.50.
d) rectangular prism trash can by $3.96.

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The answer is option b, you r welcome
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