Suppose a soup can has a diameter of 10 cm and a height of 12 cm. What is the volume of soup in the can? (to nearest whole number)

Answer 1

To calculate the volume of soup in the can, we can use the formula for the volume of a cylinder:

V = πr^2h

First, we need to calculate the radius of the can, which is half of the diameter:
r = 10 cm / 2 = 5 cm

Now we can plug in the values for the radius and height of the can into the formula:
V = π(5 cm)^2(12 cm)
V = π(25 cm^2)(12 cm)
V = 300π cm^3

To find the volume to the nearest whole number, we can use the approximation π ≈ 3.14:
V ≈ 300(3.14) cm^3
V ≈ 942 cm^3

Therefore, the volume of soup in the can is approximately 942 cm^3.