Question

Al has a cylindrical storage container 30 centimeters tall with a diameter of 22 centimeters. How much bird food in cubic centimeters will fit in the container? Use the formula V = Bh and approximate π
using 3.14. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To find the volume of the cylindrical storage container, we will use the formula for the volume of a cylinder, which is given by:

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

where \( V \) is the volume, \( r \) is the radius of the base, and \( h \) is the height of the cylinder.

1. **Find the radius**: The diameter of the cylinder is 22 cm, so the radius \( r \) is half of the diameter.

\[
r = \frac{22 \, \text{cm}}{2} = 11 \, \text{cm}
\]

2. **Height of the cylinder**: The height \( h \) is given as 30 cm.

3. **Calculate the volume**: Now, we can substitute the values into the volume formula. Using \( \pi \approx 3.14 \):

\[
V = 3.14 \times (11 \, \text{cm})^2 \times 30 \, \text{cm}
\]

Calculating \( (11 \, \text{cm})^2 \):

\[
(11 \, \text{cm})^2 = 121 \, \text{cm}^2
\]

Now substitute:

\[
V = 3.14 \times 121 \, \text{cm}^2 \times 30 \, \text{cm}
\]

Calculating the multiplication:

\[
121 \, \text{cm}^2 \times 30 \, \text{cm} = 3630 \, \text{cm}^3
\]

Now calculate the final volume:

\[
V = 3.14 \times 3630 \, \text{cm}^3
\]

Calculating this gives:

\[
V = 11340.2 \, \text{cm}^3
\]

4. **Round to the nearest tenth**:

The volume of bird food that will fit in the container is

\[
\boxed{11340.2 \, \text{cm}^3}
\]