A cylindrical container holding sugar has a height of 15 inches and a diameter of 6 inches. Which of the following is the closest to the volume of the sugar container?

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anonymous · Answer

answers could be A. 	 1,060 cubic inches
	B. 	 1,696 cubic inches
	C. 	 141 cubic inches
	D. 	 424 cubic inches

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

volume of a cylinder is the AREA of the base times the height (which is 15 inches in your example. 
So you need the area of the circle.   Area of a circle = (pi) r^2

 They gave you diameter (d), but you need radius (r).  d = 2r
So r = 3
(pi) is (pronounce 'pie') It's a greek letter.

anonymous · Answer

$$\pi $$

anonymous · Answer

That's the pi symbol.  Find it on your calculator  and multiply 3 squared by pi.
The area of the base (which is a circle) would be approximately 28.274 square inches.  
Then multiply that by the height of 15 inches.  
The volume would be 424.11 cubic inches