Problem
A food company distributes its tomato soup in two cans of different sizes. For the larger can, both the diameter and the height have been increased by 15%.
By what percentage does the volume increase from the smaller can to the larger can? Round your answer to the nearest percent.
Solution
the volume of a cylinder is given by:
We know that the diameter=radius and the height are increased by 15% so then the new volume can be calculated on this way:
And the new volume would increase about 52%