Question

Oatmeal is packaged in a cylindrical container, as shown in the diagram. The diameter of the container is 13 centimeters and its height is 24 centimeters. To the nearest tenth of a cubic centimeter, what is the volume of the container?

Answer 1

Hi there!

FACTS :

The formula for the volume of a cylinder is : V = $\pi$ × r² × h

STEPS TO ANSWER:

You have the diameter of the cylinder, which is 13cm.

In order to have the radius of the cylinder to put in our formula, you'll need to divide the diameter by 2 because the diameter is two times the radius:

13 ÷ 2 = 6.5

Now that you have the radius (6.5) and the height (24cm) of the cylinder, you can put these information in the formula and calculate de volume :

V = $\pi$ × r² × h

V = $\pi$ × 6.5² × 24

V = $\pi$ × 42.25 × 24

V = $\pi$ × 1,014

V = 3,185.574950......

Since you need to round your answer to the nearest tenth, which means that you will have only one decimal, the volume of the cylindrical container would be about 3,185.6cm³.

There you go! I really hope this helped, if there's anything just let me know! :)