Ronald collects rain water in cylindrical barrels on his ranch and he wants to know how much water his barrels will hold. Two of the dimensions for the barrels are shown below.

Barrel A: height = 72 inches, radius = 24 inches
Barrel B: height = 36 inches, radius = 48 inches
Complete the following statements.

Use 3.14 for .

The volume of Barrel A is cubic inches.

The volume of Barrel B is cubic inches.

The volume of Barrel A is the volume of Barrel B.

Question

Ronald collects rain water in cylindrical barrels on his ranch and he wants to know how much water his barrels will hold.  Two of the dimensions for the barrels are shown below.

Barrel A:	height = 72 inches, radius = 24 inches
Barrel B:	height = 36 inches, radius = 48 inches
Complete the following statements.

Use 3.14 for .

The volume of Barrel A is   cubic inches.

The volume of Barrel B is     cubic inches.

The volume of Barrel A is     the volume of Barrel B.

studygurl14 · Answer

Formula for volume of a cylinder: $\large r^2\pi h$, where $r$ equals the radius, and $h$ equals the height.