A peanut manufacturing company pays $0.02 per square inch of label used on its cylindrical peanut containers. Each container has a radius of 1.5 inches and a height of 2.5 inches. If the label covers the lateral area of the container, how much would it cost to produce 150,000 labels?

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A peanut manufacturing company pays $0.02 per square inch of label used on its cylindrical peanut containers. Each container has a radius of 1.5 inches and a height of 2.5 inches. If the label covers the lateral area of the container, how much would it cost to produce 150,000 labels?

drewmes123 · Answer

So LA is 2πrh. You will substitute 150,000 containers. Which will be  150,000 LA = (150,000)(2)(π)(1.5 in)x(2.5 in) which should equal 3532500 in² . Then you will multiply the cost which is  ($0.02 / in²) (3532500 in²) and that will = $70650