You are in charge of designing containers for a new brand of juice. Your company wants you to compare several different container shapes. The container must hold a 6-inch straw so that exactly 1 inch remains outside the container when the straw is inserted as far as possible. Answer these questions about two possible shapes.

1.) Estimate the volume of juice in ounces that the cylinder will hold. Round to the nearest tenth of an ounce.

2.)Estimate the volume of juice in ounces that the prism will hold. Round to the nearest tenth of an ounce.

Question

You are in charge of designing containers for a new brand of juice. Your company wants you to compare several different container shapes. The container must hold a 6-inch straw so that exactly 1 inch remains outside the container when the straw is inserted as far as possible. Answer these questions about two possible shapes.

1.) Estimate the volume of juice in ounces that the cylinder will hold. Round to the nearest tenth of an ounce. 

2.)Estimate the volume of juice in ounces that the prism will hold. Round to the nearest tenth of an ounce.

anonymous · Answer

1.) Hint: 1in^3 ~ 0.55 oz. (I can't get the thing to work for me so that I can make 2 of these (~) look like (=). Like the equal sign.)