Question

A cylindrical potato chip container has a diameter of 3.5 inches and a height of 12 inches. What is the volume of the chip container? Use 3.14 for pi. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

57.73 in3
115.40 in3
350.65 in3
461.81 in3

Answer 1

115.40 in3

that is the correct answer to this question.

Answer 2

V = 38.47 in^3

Explanation:

The container base radius is half the diameter, that is, 1.75 in, and the height is 12 in. The formula for the volume of a cylinder of radius r and height h is V = (1/3)(pi)(r)^2h, which in this particular case comes out to:

V = (1/3)(3.14)(1.75 in)^2*(12 in), or

V = 38.47 in^3