A barrel filled with oil is a cylinder with a diameter of 22 inches and a height of 33.5 inches. There are 231 cubic inches in a

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A barrel filled with oil is a cylinder with a diameter of 22 inches and a height of 33.5 inches. There are 231 cubic inches in a

liquid gallon. To the nearest gallon, how many gallons of oil does the barrel hold?
A) 50 gallons
B) 52 gallons
C) 55 gallons
D) 58 gallons

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ss7ja [257] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-21T04:02:38+03:00

ss7ja [257]3 years ago

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C. 55 gallons because the formula for cylinder volume is V=pi•radius^2•height. So plug in the given values like in the pic below and then divide that by 231 to find the gallons