Question

Mary wants to fill in a cylinder vase. At the flower store they told her that the vase should be filled for the flowers to last the longest. Her cylinder vase has a radius of 3in and a height of 8in. How much water should Mary pour into the vase?

Answer 1

For the problem, we are asked t o calculate the volume of the cylindrical vase and it will represent the amount of water that Mary should pour. For a cylinder, the volume is calculated as follows:

V = πr²l
V = π(3)²(8)
V = 226.19 in³ water needed