As part of a new advertising campaign, a beverage company wants to increase the dimensions of their cans by a multiple of 1.12. If the cans are currently 12 cm tall, 6 cm in diameter, and have a volume of 339.12 cm3, how much more will the new cans hold? Use 3.14 for π and round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

476.44 cm3
137.32 cm3
815.56 cm3
379.81 cm3

1 answer

To find how much more the new cans will hold after increasing the dimensions by a multiple of 1.12, we first need to determine the new dimensions and then calculate the new volume of the cans.

Given dimensions of the current can:

  • Height (h) = 12 cm
  • Diameter (d) = 6 cm
  • Radius (r) = diameter / 2 = 6 cm / 2 = 3 cm

The new dimensions will be:

  • New height (h') = 12 cm × 1.12 = 13.44 cm
  • New diameter (d') = 6 cm × 1.12 = 6.72 cm
  • New radius (r') = d' / 2 = 6.72 cm / 2 = 3.36 cm

Next, we calculate the new volume (V') of the can using the formula for the volume of a cylinder: \[ V = \pi r^2 h \] Using \( \pi \approx 3.14 \): \[ V' = 3.14 \times (3.36)^2 \times 13.44 \]

Calculating \( (3.36)^2 \): \[ (3.36)^2 = 11.296 \]

Now substituting back into the volume formula: \[ V' = 3.14 \times 11.296 \times 13.44 \]

Calculating \( 3.14 \times 11.296 \): \[ 3.14 \times 11.296 \approx 35.43 \]

Now multiply that by 13.44: \[ V' \approx 35.43 \times 13.44 \approx 476.44 cm^3 \]

The original volume of the can is given as 339.12 cm³. Now, we find how much more the new can holds: \[ \text{Increase in volume} = V' - V = 476.44 - 339.12 \] \[ \text{Increase in volume} \approx 137.32 cm^3 \]

Therefore, the new cans will hold 137.32 cm³ more.

So the answer is:

137.32 cm³