42.41 cubic meters The volume of a cylinder is bh where b is the area of the base and h is the height of the cylinder. And since the area of a circle is pi r^2, we have this equation for the volume of a cylinder V = pi*r^2*h Now substitute, the known values for r and h, then calculate the result: V = pi*r^2*h V = 3.14159*3^2*1.5 V = 3.14159*9*1.5 V = 42.411465 V = 42.41 So the volume of the coal pile is 42.41 cubic meters.
