Nathan stores coffee powder in a steel container with a capacity of 68.75 cubic inches. He uses a glass container to store sugar. The two containers are congruent cylinders. If the glass container has a height of 3.5 inches, what is its radius? 5.0 inches 7.0 inches 3.5 inches 2.5 inches

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Nathan stores coffee powder in a steel container with a capacity of 68.75 cubic inches. He uses a glass container to store sugar. The two containers are congruent cylinders.   If the glass container has a height of 3.5 inches, what is its radius?  5.0 inches  7.0 inches  3.5 inches  2.5 inches

anonymous · Answer

It has to be 2.5 inches. Because volume of a cylinder is $\pi r^2 h $ and the closest to 68.75 from there is 2.5 inches :-)

anonymous · Answer

Thank you so much jfc