Question

Suppose the diameter of a paint can is 6.2483 inches. What is the width of four paint cans on a shelf, to the nearest hundredth of an inch?
A. 24.99 inches
B. 25.00 inches
C. 31.25 inches
D. 24.96 inches

Answer 1

Given that diameter of a paint can is 6.2483.

And we are asked to find width of four paint cans on a shelf.

Since we can only place paint cans adjacent to each other on a shelf, Total width will be addition of diameters of four paint cans.

Hence width = 6.2483+6.2483+6.2483+6.2483

          = 24.9932 ≈ 24.99 inches( rounded off to nearest hundredth of an inch)

Hence correct option is 'A'.