Michelle just bought a 5-gallon paint can. The paint bucket resembles a right circular cylinder. If the height is 15.6 inches, and the radius is 5.9 inches, what is the volume of the paint bucket? Use 3.14 for n. Round to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

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

V = πr^2h

where V is the volume, r is the radius, and h is the height.

Plugging in the values:

V = 3.14 * (5.9^2) * 15.6
V = 3.14 * (34.81) * 15.6
V = 3.14 * 543.336
V = 1707.7784

Rounding to the nearest tenth:
V ≈ 1707.8 cubic inches

Therefore, the volume of the paint bucket is approximately 1707.8 cubic inches.