A cylinder-shaped sculpture is 24 meters high with a diameter of 6.8 meters. An artist plans to paint the entire surface blue. If one can of paint covers 50 square meters, how many cans does the artist need to paint the sculpture? Use 3.14 for p.

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2 cans

12 cans

7 cans

8 cans

Question

A cylinder-shaped sculpture is 24 meters high with a diameter of 6.8 meters. An artist plans to paint the entire surface blue. If one can of paint covers 50 square meters, how many cans does the artist need to paint the sculpture? Use 3.14 for p. 

 
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2 cans



12 cans



7 cans



8 cans

anonymous · Answer

You would use the formula S = 2(pi)^2 + 2(pi)rh
h = 24 d = 6.8, r = 3.4
plug in and you should get 585.3 m^2 and then you would divide that answer by 50 and get your answer, how that helps.