Raymond owns a dairy farm and has to order tanker trucks, which are in the shape of right circular cylinders, to pick up his milk. If the length of each truck is 39 feet, and the diameter is 8.2 feet, how many tanker trucks will Raymond need if he has a volume of 6,175.65 feet3 of milk?(1 point) Responses Raymond will need 1 truck since the volume of 1 truck is 8,234.21 feet3 . Raymond will need 1 truck since the volume of 1 truck is 8,234.21 feet cubed . Raymond will need 5 trucks since the volume of 1 truck is 1,004.17 feet3 . Raymond will need 5 trucks since the volume of 1 truck is 1,004.17 feet cubed . Raymond will need 8 trucks since the volume of 1 truck is 502.09 feet3 . Raymond will need 8 trucks since the volume of 1 truck is 502.09 feet cubed . Raymond will need 3 trucks since the volume of 1 truck is 2,058.55 feet3 .

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To determine how many tanker trucks Raymond needs, we first need to calculate the volume of one tanker truck. The volume \( V \) of a cylinder can be calculated using the formula:

\[ V = \pi r^2 h \]

where \( r \) is the radius, \( h \) is the height (or length in this case), and \( \pi \) is approximately 3.14159.

Given:

  • The diameter of the truck is 8.2 feet, so the radius \( r \) is half of that:

\[ r = \frac{8.2}{2} = 4.1 \text{ feet} \]

  • The length \( h \) of the truck is 39 feet.

Now, let's calculate the volume:

\[ V = \pi (4.1)^2 (39) \]

Calculating \( (4.1)^2 \):

\[ (4.1)^2 = 16.81 \]

Now substituting back into the volume formula:

\[ V = \pi (16.81)(39) \] \[ V \approx 3.14159 \times 16.81 \times 39 \]

Now calculating:

\[ 3.14159 \times 16.81 \approx 52.859 \] \[ 52.859 \times 39 \approx 2061.49 \text{ feet}^3 \]

Now, let's confirm the exact value using a calculator:

\[ V \approx 3.14159 \times 16.81 \times 39 \approx 2061.497 \text{ feet}^3 \]

Now we know the volume of one truck is approximately \( 2061.497 \text{ feet}^3 \).

Next, we can calculate how many trucks Raymond needs for a total volume of \( 6175.65 \text{ feet}^3 \):

\[ \text{Number of trucks} = \frac{\text{Total volume}}{\text{Volume of one truck}} = \frac{6175.65}{2061.497} \approx 3 \]

Since we need to round up (because he can't order a fraction of a truck), Raymond will need 3 tanker trucks.

Thus, the correct response is:

Raymond will need 3 trucks since the volume of 1 truck is approximately 2061.49 feet³.