Question

Abigail has a cylindrical candle mold with the dimensions shown. If Abigail has a rectangular block of wax measuring 15 cm by 12 cm by 18 cm, about how many candles can she make after melting the block of wax? Round to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Find the volume of the candle using the formula for volume of a cylinder:

V = PI x r^2 x h = 3.14 x 3.4^2 x 6 = 217.79 cubic cm. Round to 217.8

Find the volume of the block: V = l x w x h = 15 x 12 x 18 = 3,240 cubic cm.

Now divide the volume of the block by the volume of a candle:

3240 / 217.8 = 14.88

Round to the nearest tenth = 14.9 candles.