Question

Nina works at a company that makes cylindrical cans. She finds the area of the base of one of the cans and then multiplies that area by the height of the can. What is Nina most likely calculating?

Answer 1

Nina is most likely calculating the volume of the cylindrical can. To find the volume of a cylinder, you multiply the area of the base (which is usually a circle) by the height of the cylinder. This formula is commonly used in geometry and in real-world applications like calculating the capacity of containers.