A cylinder has a diameter of 10 cm and a height of 5 cm. What is the volume of the cylinder? Use 3.14 for pi, and round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

1,570 cm3
392.5 cm3
157 cm3
78.5 cm3

1 answer

To calculate the volume of a cylinder, you can use the formula:

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

where \( V \) is the volume, \( r \) is the radius, \( h \) is the height, and \( \pi \) is approximately 3.14.

First, we need to find the radius of the cylinder. The diameter is given as 10 cm, so the radius \( r \) is:

\[ r = \frac{\text{diameter}}{2} = \frac{10 \text{ cm}}{2} = 5 \text{ cm} \]

Now we can substitute the values into the volume formula:

\[ V = 3.14 \times (5 \text{ cm})^2 \times 5 \text{ cm} \]

Calculating \( (5 \text{ cm})^2 \):

\[ (5 \text{ cm})^2 = 25 \text{ cm}^2 \]

Now substitute back into the formula:

\[ V = 3.14 \times 25 \text{ cm}^2 \times 5 \text{ cm} \] \[ V = 3.14 \times 125 \text{ cm}^3 \] \[ V = 392.5 \text{ cm}^3 \]

Therefore, the volume of the cylinder is 392.5 cm³.

The correct answer is \( \text{392.5 cm³} \).