To find the volume of a jar of peanut butter, we can assume it's in the shape of a cylinder since it has a circular cross-section. The formula for the volume \( V \) of a cylinder is given by:
\[ V = \pi r^2 h \]
where:
- \( r \) is the radius of the base,
- \( h \) is the height of the cylinder,
- \( \pi \) is a constant approximately equal to 3.14.
Given:
- Height \( h = 16 \) cm,
- Width (diameter) = 10 cm, so the radius \( r \) = diameter / 2 = 10 cm / 2 = 5 cm.
Now we can plug the values into the volume formula:
\[ V = 3.14 \times (5)^2 \times 16 \] \[ V = 3.14 \times 25 \times 16 \] \[ V = 3.14 \times 400 \] \[ V = 1256 \text{ cubic centimeters} \]
Thus, the volume of the peanut butter jar is 1,256 cubic centimeters.
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