Asked by Allison
A can of black olives has a diameter of 8 centimeters and height of 20 cm. If the can contains 15 olives, each approximately 2 cubic cm, then what is the approximate volume of the liquid filling the can?
Answers
Answered by
drwls
The volume of the olives, which should be treated as spheres, is 20*(pi/6)D^3
Subtract that from the volume of the can, using the formula for the volume of a cylinder, which you whould know.
The difference will be the volume of liquid in the (unopened) can.
Subtract that from the volume of the can, using the formula for the volume of a cylinder, which you whould know.
The difference will be the volume of liquid in the (unopened) can.