Question

The dimensions of a square Wendy’s hamburger are length and width 4 in. and thickness 3/16 of an inch. The dimensions of a McDonald’s circular hamburger are diameter 4½ in. and thickness ¼ inch. Which hamburger has the greater volume? How much bigger is it?

Answer 1

Answer:

McDonald’s hamburger has a greater volume, compared to Wendy’s hamburger.

McDonald’s hamburger is 0.5 cubic Inch bigger.

Step-by-step explanation:

Volume of square burger = 4 * 4 * 3/16 = 3 cubic Inch

Area of the circular hamburger:

pi * diameter

Volume of the circular hamburger =

pi * diameter * thickness

pi * 4.5 * 1/4 = 3.53429173528852 cubic Inch

rounded answer is 3.5 cubic

McDonald’s circular hamburger has a greater volume, compared to Wendy’s hamburger, a bit more then 0.5 cubic Inch bigger.