A cylindrical gasoline can is 12 in. wide and 15 in. tall. About how much gasoline can it hold? Use 3.14 for pi

Answer 1

To find the volume of the cylindrical gasoline can, we use the formula for the volume of a cylinder:

V = πr^2h

where V is the volume, r is the radius (half of the width), and h is the height.

First, we need to find the radius of the gasoline can. Since the width is 12 in., the radius is half of the width, so r = 12/2 = 6 in.

Now we can calculate the volume:

V = 3.14 * (6)^2 * 15
V = 3.14 * 36 * 15
V = 1696.4 in^3

Therefore, the gasoline can hold approximately 1696.4 cubic inches of gasoline.