Question

A wedding cake is prepared using 3 individual cakes. The first is a rectangular prism with a length 13 inches, a width 9 inches, and a height 4 inches. The second is a cylinder with a diameter 8 inches and a height 2 inches. The third is a cube with side length 2 inches. What is the approximate total volume of the cake? Use 3.14 for pie . Round to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

The volume of a rectangular prism is given by \[V_{rectangle}=wlh\]where w is the width, l is the length, and h is the height. The volume of a cylinder is given by \[V_{cylinder}=\pi r^2h\]where r is the radius and h is the height. The volume of the cube is given by \[V_{cube}=l^3\]where l is the length.