A storage tank holds 115,500 in3 of a chemical. The chemical is dispensed to completely fill 25 identical cylindrical containers, each with a radius of 3.5 in.

What is the height of the cylindrical containers? Use 3.14 to approximate pi and express the answer as a whole number

Question

A storage tank holds 115,500 in3 of a chemical. The chemical is dispensed to completely fill 25 identical cylindrical containers, each with a radius of 3.5 in.
 
What is the height of the cylindrical containers? Use 3.14 to approximate pi and express the answer as a whole number

eyust707 · Answer

The total volume of chemical is given. 
The width of each cylinder and number of cylinders is given.
We just need the height of each cylinder.

eyust707 · Answer

First lets see what one cylinder holds

eyust707 · Answer

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eyust707 · Answer

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eyust707 · Answer

|dw:1421518397441:dw|the area of this circle

eyust707 · Answer

|dw:1421518421102:dw|times how far it goes down