Marna wants to store 200 cubic inches of homemade pasta sauce in a food storage container. Should she choose the cylinder with a radius of 4 inches and a height of 6 inches, or the cube with a side length of 5 inches? Explain.

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anonymous · Answer

she should choose the cylinder....

anonymous · Answer

Well, the volume of a cylinder is $$h  \pi r^{2}$$, or 6*16pi, or about 301 units cubed. The volume of a cube is l^3, or 5^3, or 125. Since it fits in the cylidner, use it.